Healthy spaces
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Healthy spaces by Neil Owen as part of the Geograph project.
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Healthy spaces
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 26 May 2021
The old Somerset and Bath Pauper Lunatic Asylum was designed by George Gilbert Scott and William Moffatt and opened in 1848. It was built as a response to the County Asylums Act 1808 and offered a new approach to mental health care in Victorian Britain. The pair's work bestowed a fine suite of wards and administrative buildings in Gothic Revival style, which have been converted into residential use these days. The blocks are mainly 'E-shaped' and have large, open areas in front of them to allow some fresh air and light in - in contrast to many cramped and congested urban hospitals of the time. Having been repurposed with some planters and architectural features the site retains much of its intent.
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Image Location
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51.215352
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-2.617022