Essential Reading For People with an Interest in the Area

Asylum, Hospital, Haven by Ruth Valentine ISBN 0 9528306 0 4

This A4 Paperback follows the history of Horton Hospital, Epsom, from its beginnings as Horton Manor house built in 1712, through its life as an asylum from 1886, its wartime use as war hospital, to its closure in 1996. Sensitively written with great respect shown for the people who have lived within its walls, it is a unique record of the life of a building that reflects a specific period in Epsom's history, as well highlighting the changing face of a century of mental health care.

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