Long Grove Hospital
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Long Grove Hospital used to be a mental hospital
in Epsom
, Surrey
in the United Kingdom
.
It was designed by George Thomas Hine
. Patients include Josef Hassid
(a Polish violin prodigy), Ronnie Kray
(one of the Kray twins
) and George Pelham (a man who survived the sinking of two ships, including the RMS Titanic).
The hospital closed in 1992 and has since been converted into Clarendon Park, a luxury apartments development. Much of its surrounding grounds now form part of Horton Country Park
.
It was part of the Epsom Cluster
.
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
in Epsom
Epsom
Epsom is a town in the borough of Epsom and Ewell in Surrey, England. Small parts of Epsom are in the Borough of Reigate and Banstead. The town is located south-south-west of Charing Cross, within the Greater London Urban Area. The town lies on the chalk downland of Epsom Downs.-History:Epsom lies...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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It was designed by George Thomas Hine
G. T. Hine
George Thomas Hine was an English architect.Son of Thomas Chambers Hine of Nottingham, with whom he was in partnership up to 1891. Hine specialized in asylum architecture, and his paper to the RIBA in 1901 still provides a valuable review of asylum design and planning...
. Patients include Josef Hassid
Josef Hassid
Josef Hassid was a Polish violinist.Born 28 December 1923 in Suwałki, Poland, as Joseph or Józef Chasyd, second youngest of four children, he lost his mother when he was ten and was brought up by his father Owseij who took charge of his career.After lessons with a local violin teacher he studied...
(a Polish violin prodigy), Ronnie Kray
Kray twins
Reginald "Reggie" Kray and his twin brother Ronald "Ronnie" Kray were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s...
(one of the Kray twins
Kray twins
Reginald "Reggie" Kray and his twin brother Ronald "Ronnie" Kray were the foremost perpetrators of organised crime in London's East End during the 1950s and 1960s...
) and George Pelham (a man who survived the sinking of two ships, including the RMS Titanic).
The hospital closed in 1992 and has since been converted into Clarendon Park, a luxury apartments development. Much of its surrounding grounds now form part of Horton Country Park
Horton Country Park
Horton Country Park is a wooded walk area situated in the area between Chessington Road, Horton Lane and Rushett Lane near Epsom, Surrey.Part of the area is occupied by Horton Park Children's Farm...
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It was part of the Epsom Cluster
Epsom Cluster
The Epsom Cluster, sometimes Epsom Clusters, was a cluster, or group, of five large psychiatric hospitals situated in the Horton area of Epsom...
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