horton | too late
18|04|03

In 1896, the London County Council (LCC) effectively panicked, realising that they didn’t have sufficient asylum space, despite gaining several asylums from neighbouring counties. (Cane Hill was ‘stolen’ from Surrey County Council in 1888, with the LCC quickly extending it for 2000 patients - but it was not enough).

Therefore they purchased the 1060 acre Epsom Estate and started building frantically.

The first to be built was Manor Hospital...

Left: We asked security if we could take some photos of Horton. They kindly let us in, reminding us to stay behind the fence. Clouds of dust blew around the site.