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Chalfont Dene, GERRARDS CROSS, SL9 0FH

The Chalfont Centre is a colony run by the National Society for Epilepsy. Their website http://www.epilepsynse.org.uk/ tells us: "The National Society for the Employment of Epileptics (NSEE) was launched in 1892 by a group of London philanthropists and medical men. The aim of the Society was to establish a 'colony' for people with epilepsy who were capable of work but couldn't find employment due to their condition and the prevailing social attitudes of the time. At that time, many people with epilepsy were confined to workhouses or asylums due to difficulties in finding work and lodgings." The photographer has successfully used their service for hardcover binding of a small number of books.

Part of the National Society for Epilepsy colony, see Image for more information. John Passmore Edwards was a notable philanthropist, see a website about him, http://www.passmoreedwards.org.uk/. The page of this http://www.passmoreedwards.org.uk/pages/Misc/Chalfont.htm about the National Society for Epilepsy tells us: "In 1894 the Society purchased a farm in Chalfont St Peter, Buckinghamshire, establishing the Chalfont Centre for Epilepsy. Passmore Edwards contributing £5000. Passmore Edwards remained closely involved with the Society's work at Chalfont St Peter, funding the provision of five homes and an administration building within the next 6 years, and in recognition was made a Vice President of the Society."

Rydinghurst House is one of several houses in the grounds of the National Society for Epilepsy's Chalfont Centre, and offers permanent residential accommodation. The house is built in a classic Edwardian style and dates from 1908. Please see David's Image for the history of the centre.