Picture No | 10640447 |
Date | 1849 |
Description | Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum, 1849 |
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The Italianate exterior of the New Middlesex Pauper Lunatic Asylum at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex (North London). The foundation stone was laid in 1849 by Prince Albert. The asylum later became known as Colney Hatch Mental Hospital and then as Friern Hospital.
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Source | Engraving in 'The Illustrated London News', 12 May 1849, page 304 |
Credit | © Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans |
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