Sneinton Asylum | |
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![]() This gate post is all that remains of Sneinton Asylum | |
Geography | |
Location | Sneinton, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom |
Coordinates | 52°57′17″N1°07′59″W / 52.9546°N 1.1330°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Public NHS |
Type | Mental health |
History | |
Opened | 1812 |
Closed | 1902 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Sneinton Asylum was a psychiatric hospital at Sneinton in Nottingham.
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]