Crowthorne, Broadmoor Asylum Entrance 1908
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This view shows the main entrance to Broadmoor Asylum, which is situated at Crowthorne. Built on rising ground in 1863, Broadmoor is still in use today. It is one of four special hospitals providing treatment for psychiatric patients under secure conditions.

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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. These memories are of Crowthorne, Broadmoor Asylum Entrance 1908

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A fine cricket ground was included within the walls where Bracknell CC played each year. There was a concert party formed from among the inmates that used to give performances in the villages around Crowthorne: the party travelled with a strong force of warders. Just after WWII there was an occasion when a notorious murderer managed to escape and the alarm was sounded. It was powerful enough to ...see more