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Most of the original Cane Hill Hospital buildings were demolished by 2008, although the historic water tower, chapel and administrative building remained untouched, still containing belongings of.
Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
The water tower afforded a perfect vantage point to track the slow demolition of the former buildings of Cane Hill. The demolition spread from the tower's base, and after two months of crunching work, had obliterated many unique parts of the complex. These pictures were taken during my last visit to the hospital in August 2008.
Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
1959 - Cane Hill becomes known as Cane Hill Hospital, in response to the 1959 Mental Health Act requirement that psychiatric hospitals cease to have the word 'mental' in their name. 1961 - Health Minister Enoch Powell calls for the gradual closure of the Asylums in his famous water tower speech. 1974 - The Hospital comes under the.
Coulsdon Views from Cane Hill Water... ยฉ Martin Miles Geograph Britain and Ireland
Cane Hill water tower in 2014, after the hospital was demolished Founding and renaming The hospital has its origins as the third Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, designed by Charles Henry Howell, [2] which was built in two stages between 1882 and 1888. [3]
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Howell's design for Cane Hill made maximum use of the limited space available at the top of Cane Hill, ensuring that it wouldn't need extending beyond the planned extensions delivered 6 years after opening. Indeed, there was little scope to extend further, meaning Howell had to ensure the design was absolutely suitable.
Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
Cambridge Sep 2, 2008 #1 The only contemporary urban exploration reports of climbing the water tower were published in Andrew Tierney's seminal The One website. He related two instances: the initial climb of 1999 and a second visit the same year to observe the eclipse.
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The Water Tower - Cane Hill Welcome to Cane Hill The four-bedroom Water Tower offers sophisticated living set across seven spacious floors. A stunning kitchen/living/dining room will occupy the ground floor extension while the first floor will boast a games room.
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Cane Hill Hospital, Coulsdon. Year opened: 1883.. Netherne Hospital's water tower has been converted into apartments since its closure (Image: Google Street View) In 1898,.
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Cane Hill's physical legacy has been left as piles of reclaimed bricks, smoking rotten wood piles, and numerous skips filled with the odds and ends that wouldn't burn. The site is now a cleared brown-field, with only the isolated monoliths of the shattered Administration Block, Chapel and Water Tower left to boldly proclaim that an imposing complex of buildings was once here.
Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
Cane Park Hill is once of the most iconic locations in Croydon and was once famous for its historic mental asylum. However, it will soon take on a new claim to fame once redevelopments are complete. The 200-acre site is in the process of being converted into a attractive set of luxury homes.
Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
The historic 19th century Water Tower at Cane Hill in Coulsdon is on sale for a whopping ยฃ2.675m. The four-bedroom, four-reception room property is decked out with the best of modern design and technology and is ideally located for access to both Central London and the countryside, and offers stunning views over both from its roof terrace.
Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
The Cane Hill Memory Share of the Maudsley NHS Trust Handing On The Memory Share by Richard; Introduction; Cliff Meredith; Maria Howley, Gary Smith, Marisa Silverman and Malcolm Furneaux. The Water Tower The Water Tower Views From The Water Tower. The Coal Store The Engineering Yard The Mortuary. Female Side Ward 'A' Matron's Rooms Ward 'B.
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Cane Hill , Coulsdon. Project description.. The Legacy Buildings comprise a 35m high water tower, a chapel and parts of the original administration building and these had been vacant for many years when our involvement with the project began. In the meantime, the admin block had been arsoned and had partially collapsed while the chapel and.
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Cane Hill 2008 A Pictorial Record Of The Interior Organisation Of The Water Tower
Remembering the history of Cane Hill Hospital. Cane Hill opened in 1883 as the Third Surrey County Pauper Lunatic Asylum, and was passed to London County Council in 1889 where it became known as Cane Hill Asylum, and later Cane Hill Hospital. During its peak in 1954, it accommodated 2400 patients, the majority of whom were from South London.
The Water Tower Cane Hill
WELCOME TO CANE HILL.. But it will also note Enoch Powell's Water Tower speech; a potent prediction finally realised by the Conservative government of the 1980s. The biography will now turn to the gradual disintegration of the hospital and its facilities; as run-down ill-financed buildings close and patient numbers dwindle to.
