The bowler caught in action at a cricket match at 'Warneford Asylum'

Date:
1909
Location:
Warneford Asylum, Headington, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Reference:
CC72/00727
Type:
Photograph (Negative)
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Description

The hospital opened as the ‘Oxford Lunatic Asylum’ in 1826. By 1841 it was known as the ‘Radcliffe Asylum’ or ‘Radcliffe Lunatic Asylum’. It was renamed the ‘Warneford Asylum’ or ‘Warneford Lunatic Asylum’ in 1843, after the philanthropist Reverend Samuel W Warneford. It was intended for 'gentlemen' and aimed to recreate the atmosphere of a country house. Originally patients were expected to contribute to the cost of their stay; a fund was later established for patients who were unable to pay. By 1921 the hospital was known as ‘Warneford Mental Hospital’, and later became the Warneford Hospital.

Content

This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection

Rights

Source: Historic England Archive

People & Organisations

Photographer: Taunt, Henry William

Curator: Davies, Angela

Keywords

Cricket Pitch, Psychiatric Hospital, Leisure And Recreation, People, Sport