A courtyard behind the old hospital
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A courtyard behind the old hospital
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 26 May 2021
South Horrington was the site of the old Somerset and Bath Pauper Lunatic Asylum from 1848. Scott and Moffatt were afforded quite a lot of freedom to create a grand institution, with imposing buildings and pots of open spaces. After many patients, it finally closed its wings in 1991. Today the site is residential but much of the original details are retained.
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Image Location
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51.215626
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