Southdowns Park, Haywards Heath
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Southdowns Park, Haywards Heath
Image: © nick macneill Taken: 1 Jan 2013
The building was part of the large complex of St Francis Hospital which was a hospital for those with various kinds of mental health illnesses. It was open from 1859-1995. Sadly, local children in the Brighton area at least, were sometimes threatened with being sent here if they did something stupid. Some things at least have changed for the better...
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Image Location
Latitude
50.989084
Longitude
-0.096563