Banstead Hospital
| Banstead Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Banstead Hospital | |
  Location within Sutton | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Belmont, Sutton, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°20′08″N 0°11′23″W / 51.3355°N 0.1897°WCoordinates: 51°20′08″N 0°11′23″W / 51.3355°N 0.1897°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Hospital type | Mental health |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Founded | 1877 |
| Closed | 1986 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Banstead Hospital, also known as Banstead Asylum, was psychiatric hospital in the village of Belmont, Sutton.
History
The hospital was commissioned by the Middlesex Court of Magistrates, as the Third Middlesex County Asylum. The hospital was designed by Frederick Hyde Pownall[1] and opened with accommodation for 1,700 patients in 1877.[2] In 1881 two more blocks were added and in 1889 it came under the auspices of London County Council.[3] Spurs to two of the blocks, based on a design by George Thomas Hine,[4] were added in 1893.[2]
The facility became the Banstead Mental Hospital in 1918 and, after nurses' home was added in 1931, it became Banstead Hospital in 1937.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] In 1967 it split into the Downview Hospital, a facility for adult mental disorders, and the Freedown Hospital, a facility for tuberculosis treatment.[2] It closed in 1986 and was largely demolished in 1989.[2] The site is now occupied by HM Prison High Down.[2]
References
- ↑ "Obituary". The Tablet. 9 March 1907. p. 25.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Banstead Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
- ↑ Sparkes, Roland (2009) Belmont: A Century Ago.
- ↑ "The asylum architects". Simon Cornwell. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
Further reading
- Edwards, Gareth (1959). The Story of Belmont Hospital 1853-1959.