A ward at Orchard House, Claybury Hospital, Woodford Bridge, London, 1937. Artist: Unknown.
Title

A ward at Orchard House, Claybury Hospital, Woodford Bridge, London, 1937. Artist: Unknown.

Caption

A ward at Orchard House, Claybury Hospital, Woodford Bridge, London, 1937. Claybury was a purpose-built home for 2,500 mentally ill people. The enormous hospital was centred around landscaped squares. It is an example of the Victorian idea of making a community for those who needed looking after.

Date

1937

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/London Metropolitan Archives

Reference

HRM19B04_244

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

27,2Mb (716,4Kb) / 11,5in x 9,2in / 3452 x 2752 (300dpi)

Please log in to download the high resolution file