The imposing building of 'Warneford Asylum', first constructed as the 'Oxford Lunatic Asylum' by Richard Ingleman in 1821-6, taken from the south

Date:
1909
Location:
Warneford Asylum, Headington, Oxford, Oxford, Oxfordshire
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Reference:
HT11091
Type:
Photograph (Inkjet Print)
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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. Originally patients were expected to contribute to the cost of their stay; a fund was later established for patients who were unable to pay. It was greatly enlarged in the later 19th century. 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

Keywords

Tower, Victorian Hospital, Health And Welfare