Brookwood, Asylum, Main Drive 1914
Photo ref:
67073
Photo ref:
67073
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This institution, originally founded in 1867 as an asylum for pauper lunatics, lies to the north of the Basingstoke Canal and the main railway line. It was one of a substantial number of similar establishments dealing with the mentally disabled set up across Surrey during the Victorian era.
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A Selection of Memories from Brookwood
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Brookwood
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In this photo, there is a cafe in the background. This house used to be the lock-keeper's cottage, owned by my great-grandparents. My mother used to play on a derelict barge opposite the house on the canal. Are there any Webbs still in Brookwood that remember Ted and Gert Webb, my grandparents?
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