Sneinton Asylum | |
Location: | Sneinton |
Region: | Nottinghamshire |
State: | England |
Country: | UK |
Healthcare: | NHS |
Type: | Mental health |
Founded: | 1812 |
Closed: | 1902 |
Map Type: | Nottinghamshire |
Coordinates: | 52.9546°N -1.133°W |
Sneinton Asylum was a psychiatric hospital at Sneinton in Nottingham.
The Nottingham General Lunatic Asylum was the first such asylum to open in the United Kingdom.[1] It was designed by Richard Ingleman of Southwell.[1] The foundation stone was laid on 31 May 1810 and the first patients were admitted in February 1812.[2] The facility initially accommodated 80 patients.[1]
As demand for places increased additional facilities were required and it became necessary to augment capacity by establishing the Coppice Lunatic Hospital in 1859 and the Mapperley Asylum in 1880.[1]
The facility eventually reached a state of decay and after services transferred to Saxondale Hospital near Radcliffe-on-Trent, the hospital closed in 1902.[1] The asylum at Sneinton was later converted into a boarding school named King Edward's School.[3] The school has since been demolished and the area has been redeveloped to create a recreation facility now known as King Edward Park.[4]