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Hospital

Horton Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Horton Asylum (1902-1915)
Horton War Hospital (1915-1918)
Horton Mental Hospital (1918-1937)
War Hospital (1939-1949)
1949 - returned to Mental Hospital
Address
Long Grove Road, Epsom
Foundation Year
1902
Status
Closed (since 2002)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Horton
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
North East (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Riverside
Pre-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Lunatic Asylum.
Post-1948
Mental, Other
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.
OTHER: Malaria Therapy Centre.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1900 - 1990
    General
    1900 - 1990
    Finance
    1927 - 1965
    Estates
    1913 - 1961
    Nursing
    1978 - 1990
    Staff
    1902 - 1954
    Admission
    1902 - 1986
    Clinical
    1902 - 1955
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1900

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), Local Record Office (LRO)
    Details
    AR: CAT: H22/HT
    AR: See also St Olave's/Bermondsey Board of Guardians B.B.G., London County Council Asylums Committee 1889 - 1914, Asylums and Mental Deficiency Committee1914 - 1922, Mental Hospitals Committee 1922 - 1948, London County Council Public Health Mental Health Committee PH/MENT/4 and Staff Matters Committee PH/STA/5.
    LMA