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. By 1921 the hospital was known as ‘Warneford Mental Hospital’, and later became the Warneford Hospital.
This is part of the Series: HWT01/01 Glass Plate Negatives And Inkjet Prints; within the Collection: HWT01 Henry W Taunt Collection
Source: Historic England Archive
Photographer: Taunt, Henry William
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