| 词条 | West Park Hospital, Epsom |
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| Name = West Park Hospital | Org/Group = | Image = Derelict Administration Building, West Park Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 2145431.jpg | Caption = Derelict Administration Building, West Park Hospital | latitude = | longitude = | Logo = | Location = Epsom | State = | Region = | Country = | Coordinates = {{coord|51.3388|-0.3000|type:landmark_region:GB-SRY|display=inline,title}} | HealthCare = Public NHS | Type = Mental health | Speciality = | Standards = | Emergency = | Affiliation = | Beds = | Founded = 1921 | Closed = 2003 | Website = | Wiki-Links = | map_type = Surrey | map_caption =Shown in Surrey |}} West Park Hospital (sometimes erroneously referred to as West Park Asylum) was a large psychiatric hospital in Epsom, Surrey. HistoryOriginsThe hospital seems to have been so-called because of its location to the west of the landscaped parkland formerly associated with Horton Manor (later the Manor Hospital). Although sometimes called an 'asylum' by urban explorers and the media,[1] West Park was never officially termed as such, having opened as West Park Mental Hospital in 1923.[2][3] The term had largely fallen out of favour by the 1920s and was made obsolete in law by the Mental Treatment Act 1930.[4] Design and constructionThe hospital was designed by William C. Clifford-Smith (architect to the London County Council), who was also involved in the design of nearby St Ebba's and The Manor Hospitals. The hospital had been in planning since 1906, and by 1917 it was largely complete; however, the outbreak of war postponed opening until 1921. The hospital was the last great London mental hospital, and the last of the Epsom Cluster.[1] OperationWhen complete the hospital could cater for around 2,000 patients of mixed class.[1] The site had extensive boiler houses and plant rooms, a large laundry and a substantial water tower.[1] There were also large kitchens located behind the canteen and a substantial recreation hall or ballroom (the latter suffered an arson attack on 30 September 2003 and is now a burnt out shell). The hospital was also once served by the Horton Estate's own railway but this was removed in 1950 and no trace remains except around the central engineering block.[5] Decline and redevelopmentThe hospital was slowly run down from the mid-1990s, and by 2003 most of the hospital was closed and derelict, although some buildings, including the New Epsom and Ewell Cottage Hospital remain in use by NHS healthcare services.[6] Because of its derelict state, it came to be of interest to urban explorers who were attracted by the sheer size of the buildings and also the many hospital items still in situ, such as beds, kitchen equipment and personal items. A padded cell also remained in-situ and was of considerable interest to explorers.[7] In November 2010, demolition began of the former hospital buildings. As of April 2011, most of the central buildings had been cleared with only a limited number of wards, the water tower and administration building being retained for conversion to apartments. These are to be incorporated into Noble Park, a new housing development which is currently being built on the site.[2] GallerySee also
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References1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|last=Bowdler |first=Neil |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-14652885 |title=Asylum's demolition marks end of era in mental health |publisher=BBC |date=9 September 2011|accessdate=4 January 2013}} {{Epsom Cluster}}{{Epsom and Ewell}}2. ^1 {{cite web|author=D. A. Gregory |url=http://derelictmisc.org.uk/hospitals/wp/wp1.html |title=West Park Hospital |publisher=Derelict Miscellany |date= |accessdate=4 January 2013}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.countyasylums.co.uk/west-park-epsom/ |title=West Park Hospital|publisher=County Asylums|date= |accessdate=4 January 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.uea.ac.uk/~wp276/MENTAL%20HEALTH%20ACT%20REFORM.htm|title=Mental Health Act Reform|publisher=Psychiatric Bulletin|year=1999 |accessdate=31 July 2010}} 5. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.epsomandewellhistoryexplorer.org.uk/HospitalCluster.html |title=Epsom's Hospitals Cluster|publisher= Epsom and Ewell History Explorer|accessdate=6 October 2018}} 6. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.nhs.uk/ServiceDirectories/Pages/Hospital.aspx?id=5P581 |title=New Epsom and Ewell Cottage Hospital|publisher=National Health Service |accessdate=23 December 2008}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.abandonedspaces.com/hospital/west-park-hospital-and-the-perfectly-preserved-padded-cell.html|title=West Park Hospital – And The Perfectly Preserved Padded Cell|publisher=Abandoned Spaces|accessdate=6 October 2018}} 12 : Former psychiatric hospitals in England|Hospitals in Surrey|Epsom|Hospital buildings completed in 1923|Demolished buildings and structures in England|Buildings and structures demolished in 2010|Hospitals established in 1923|1923 establishments in England|2003 disestablishments in England|Defunct companies based in Surrey|Defunct hospitals in England|History of mental health in the United Kingdom |
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