http://asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Wonford_House_Hospital&feed=atom&action=historyWonford House Hospital - Revision history2024-03-28T13:16:44ZRevision history for this page on the wikiMediaWiki 1.30.0http://asylumprojects.org/index.php?title=Wonford_House_Hospital&diff=29707&oldid=prevSquad546: Created page with "{{infobox institution | name = Wonford House Hospital | image = wonfordaerial.png | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = 1795 | established = | construction_began = | constru..."2015-03-03T06:00:00Z<p>Created page with "{{infobox institution | name = Wonford House Hospital | image = wonfordaerial.png | image_size = 250px | alt = | caption = 1795 | established = | construction_began = | constru..."</p>
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| name = Wonford House Hospital<br />
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| caption = 1795<br />
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| opened = 1801/1869 (Second location)<br />
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| current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] <br />
| building_style = [[Corridor Plan Institutions|Corridor Plan]]<br />
| architect(s) = WF Cross<br />
| location = Exeter<br />
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*Bowhill House<br />
*St Thomas’ Hospital<br />
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==History==<br />
The foundation of this mental hospital originated from a bequest of £200 in 1795 to build a lunatic ward at the Devon and Exeter Hospital. It was agreed to add this sum to further funds made available through Bishop Buller of Exeter in order to build a separate lunatic asylum and, following further subscriptions from other philanthropic sources, this was opened as the St Thomas Hospital for Lunatics in 1801. Lack of space resulted in a move to new premises at Wonford House, Heavitree, in 1869. The building, nowadays used in psychiatric nursing and counseling, still stands beside the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Wonford.<br />
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