Friern Hospital, London: a diseased brain, viewed from above. Photograph, 1890/1910.
- Date:
- 1890
- Reference:
- 34249i
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Friern Hospital, previously known as Colney Hatch Asylum, a psychiatric hospital, opened in Barnet, North London in July 1851. Initially it held 1,250 patients, but by the time it was renamed as Friern Hospital in 1937, it had been enlarged and held 2,700. The hospital closed c. 1995
Publication/Creation
[Barnet]
Physical description
1 photograph : photoprint, silver gelatin ; sheet 12.4 x 10.8 cm
Lettering
Folio bears number: 27
Reference
Wellcome Collection 34249i
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Where to find it
album of photographs of Friern Hospital
Location Status Access Closed storesBy appointment Manual request