Aldrington House, New Church Road, Aldrington, Hove
Introduction
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Image: © Simon Carey Taken: 11 Dec 2016
Originally built as a private home in the early 1890s. The house and its grounds were purchased by the founders of the Lady Chichester Hospital and opened in 1920 to treat psychiatric patients particularly in women and children. The institution closed in 1988 though the building still remains in the ownership of the NHS who use it as a day centre