Sneinton Asylum
This gate post is all that remains of Sneinton Asylum
Sneinton Asylum is located in Nottinghamshire
Sneinton Asylum
Shown in Nottinghamshire
Geography
LocationSneinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates52°57′17″N 1°07′59″W / 52.9546°N 1.1330°W / 52.9546; -1.1330
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeMental health
History
Opened1812
Closed1902
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Sneinton Asylum was a psychiatric hospital at Sneinton in Nottingham.

History

Wood engraving of the Sneinton Asylum

The Nottingham General Lunatic Asylum was the first such asylum to open in the United Kingdom.[1] It was designed by Richard Ingleman of Southwell.[1] The foundation stone was laid on 31 May 1810 and the first patients were admitted in February 1812.[2] The facility initially accommodated 80 patients.[1]

As demand for places increased additional facilities were required and it became necessary to augment capacity by establishing the Coppice Lunatic Hospital in 1859 and the Mapperley Asylum in 1880.[1]

The facility eventually reached a state of decay and after services transferred to Saxondale Hospital near Radcliffe-on-Trent, the hospital closed in 1902.[1] The asylum at Sneinton was later converted into a boarding school named King Edward's School.[3] The school has since been demolished and the area has been redeveloped to create a recreation facility now known as King Edward Park.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Sneinton". County Asylums. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  2. ↑ Amos, Denise. "The General Lunatic Asylum, St Ann's Hospital and Saxondale Hospital". Retrieved 14 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "St Ann's and Sneinton Area Home Page". Notts Watch. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "King Edward Park". Picture the Past. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
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