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| Picture No | 10218209 |
| Date | 1843 |
| Description | Hanwell Asylum 1843 |
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A exterior view of the Hanwell asylum in north-west London. The asylum opened in 1831, on the outskirts of London. Patients were encouraged to become self-sufficient, working in the prision and supplying local industries with their produce. The sketch was taken during a bazaar orgainsed by the asylum, selling work made by the patients.
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| Source | Engraving in ‘The Illustrated London News’, 20 May 1843 |
| Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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