SL3131

iBase ID

9160

Title

Napsbury Hospital, 1995.

Short Title

SL3131

Collection

Social History (Museum of St Albans)

Sub collection

Photographs

Description

Interior of Napsbury Hospital in London Colney, near St Albans, taken in July 1995. Napsbury Hospital in London Colney was founded in 1898, designed in 1900 and opened in 1905. It was one of a number of mental hospitals built in Hertfordshire for patients from the Middlesex area, and was also used as a military hospital during the First World War. Although Napsbury suffered some bomb damaged in the Blitz, it continued to be used as a hospital until it closed in 1999.

Description (In House)

Note: these are raw scans from slides, no colour adjustment etc.

Type of Original

photographic slide

Original Photographer or Artist

St Albans Museums photographer

Date of Original

1995

Period of Original

1990-1999

Neg No.

SL3131

High Resolution File Name

SL3131napsbury.tif

Raw File CD No

CD 901

Scanned From

Transparency

Neg Format

135 transparency

Museum Photographer

Kate Warren

Scanned By

Amy Cooke

Original Location

1) Photo Studio

1)© St Albans Museums

Location in Image

Napsbury Hospital, Shenley Lane, London Colney, Hertfordshire, UK.

Compiled By

Amy Cooke

Date Compiled

04/06/2008

Original File Details

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File Type

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File Extension

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