Historic houses · London
Claybury Hospital
In or near Lambourne.
Claybury Hospital — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
Robin Webster — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Chigwell · 1.7 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Claybury Hospital, the nearest railway station is Chigwell, located 1.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is IG8 8QB. Please note that wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Claybury Hospital is a Grade II*-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Epping Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Claybury Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Woodford Bridge, London. It was built to a design by the English architect George Thomas Hine who was a prolific Victorian architect of hospital buildings. It was opened in 1893 making it the Fifth Middlesex County Asylum. Historic England identified the hospital as being "the most important asylum built in England after 1875". Since the closure of the hospital, the site was redeveloped as housing and a gymnasium under the name Repton Park. The hospital block, tower, and chapel, which is now a swimming complex, were designated as a Grade II listed building in 1990.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
Description
The building of Claybury Hospital was commissioned by the Middlesex Court of Magistrates in 1887 and would eventually become the fifth Middlesex County Asylum. The site was situated on the brow of a hill and was surrounded by 50 acre of ancient woodland and 95 acre of open parkland, ponds, pasture and historic gardens. These had been designed in 1789 by the landscape architect Humphry Repton.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.6031, 0.0687
- District
- Redbridge
- Parish
- Redbridge, unparished area
- Postcode
- IG8 8QB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Chingford and Woodford Green
- Established
- 1893
- Nearest railway station
- Chigwell — 1.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5130075 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Claybury Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Claybury Hospital?
- Claybury Hospital is in London, United Kingdom (postcode IG8 8QB), in the parish of Redbridge, unparished area.
- What is Claybury Hospital?
- Claybury Hospital — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Claybury Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Chigwell, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode IG8 8QB.
- When was Claybury Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1893.
- Is Claybury Hospital a listed building?
- Claybury Hospital is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- Is Claybury Hospital a protected site?
- Yes — Claybury Hospital is part of the Epping Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Claybury Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Chigwell, about 1.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IG8 8QB.