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The site for the County Lunatic Asylum at Berrywood was purchased by the county in August 1871. The architect of the Asylum was the County Surveyor of Staffordshire, Robert Griffiths and the contractors | The site for the County Lunatic Asylum at Berrywood was purchased by the county in August 1871. The architect of the Asylum was the County Surveyor of Staffordshire, Robert Griffiths and the contractors | ||
β | were Messrs. Smith Bros. of Northampton. The striking architecture was even used as a location of an episode of Dr Who, staring Tom Baker, in the 1970s. In March 1915 the asylum took in 193 patients from the Birmingham City Asylum at Rubery Hill when that institution was made into a war hospital for wounded soldiers. The War Office soon required more beds so in July 1915 the County Council offered the asylum as an additional war hospital. Patients were dispersed to other asylums in the Midlands and the Duston War Hospital was opened at the end of October. It continued at Berrywood until March 1919, the patients arriving back at the end of November. By 1940 the hospital was able to accommodate 1,066 patients. After the War the asylum became known as the County Mental Hospital. The hospital was | + | were Messrs. Smith Bros. of Northampton. The striking architecture was even used as a location of an episode of Dr Who, staring Tom Baker, in the 1970s. In March 1915 the asylum took in 193 patients from the Birmingham City Asylum at Rubery Hill when that institution was made into a war hospital for wounded soldiers. The War Office soon required more beds so in July 1915 the County Council offered the asylum as an additional war hospital. Patients were dispersed to other asylums in the Midlands and the Duston War Hospital was opened at the end of October. It continued at Berrywood until March 1919, the patients arriving back at the end of November. By 1940 the hospital was able to accommodate 1,066 patients. After the War the asylum became known as the County Mental Hospital. The hospital was nationalised, along with other similar Victorian institutions, following the introduction of the NHS in 1948. It finally closed in 1995 |
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β | [[Category:Corridor Plan | + | [[Category:Corridor Plan]] |
[[Category:Closed Institution]] | [[Category:Closed Institution]] |