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Brushfield Way, WOKING, GU21 2TQ

A view of the old chapel of the Brookwood Mental Hospital, Knaphill. The Hospital was closed down in the 1980,s and the site redeveloped for housing. The old chapel is one of the few buildings to remain.

Brookwood Hospital at Woking in Surrey, was established in 1867 by Surrey Quarter Sessions as the second County Asylum, the first being Springfield Asylum in Tooting. Since its closure in 1994 the land has been sold off for development for housing, and the Hospital's annexe block, which is listed, has been converted into luxury apartments. Several of the new residential roads were named after the old hospital wards. The hospital's chapel is now a Buddhist temple and the former mortuary now provides living accommodation for the temple's monks. This photo was taken from the Chobham Ridges using a Celestron 21035 Telescope at X10 magnification with a Nokia C3 mobile phone against the eyepiece. Note, The objects in the foreground are targets at the Bisley rifle range.

The eastern end of the former reception block of this former Victorian mental hospital. Closed in 1994 the block has been converted to flats.

The clock tower of this imposing Victorian mental hospital that existed on this site between 1867 and 1994. The site formerly covered 150 acres and was a self contained community with a 12 acre farm, shops and even its own fire brigade. There were 650 patients when first opened with a peak number of 1900 by 1947. Closed in 1994 the original buildings, now listed, have been converted to flats. Many of the old ward blocks have been demolished to make way for housing and a Sainsbury's supermarket.

Formerly a chapel for Brookwood Mental Hospital

Brookwood Hospital was opened in 1867 under the title Brookwood Asylum and later, in 1919, changed its name to Brookwood Mental Hospital. Today the buildings remaining have been converted into apartments.

Brookwood Hospital was opened in 1867 under the title Brookwood Asylum and later, in 1919, changed its name to Brookwood Mental Hospital. Today the buildings remaining have been converted into apartments.

The former Brookwood Asylum now converted into flats, viewed from the small recreation ground off Redding Way.

The access road off Redding Way to the main building of the former Brookwood Mental Asylum converted to flats in the early 1990s and renamed Florence Court.

Strathcona Gardens occupies part of the former Brookwood Mental Hospital site that was developed in the 1990's.