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Netherne, circa 1960: a Surrey mental hospital in focus
Netherne Mental Hospital, Coulsdon was opened by Surrey County Council in 1909. Initially accommodating 960 patients, by 1950 numbers had increased to 2,000. The hospital closed in 1994. The surviving archive, now preserved at Surrey History Centre, includes 19,500 patient case files and around 10,000 photographs taken circa 1955, exploring all aspects of the hospital's life. From the wards to the airing courts; the art therapy unit to the operating table, these vivid images provide a rare glimpse of daily life inside a Surrey psychiatric hospital, allowing us to take a tour of the hospital on a typical day at what was a turning point in its history.
Tickets: £5.
Please book a place online. After payment has been received, attendees will be sent their unique Zoom link and password.
Please book a place online. After payment has been received, attendees will be sent their unique Zoom link and password.
Surrey History Centre
130 Goldsworth Road
Woking GU21 6ND
Wed 17 May 2023
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