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Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water
Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water — a Grade I-listed historic house in england-london, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water is a Grade I-listed building in england-london, United Kingdom. Grade I 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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From the Wikipedia article
Holloway Sanatorium was an institution for the treatment of those suffering temporary mental illness, situated on 22 acres (9 ha) of aesthetically landscaped grounds near Virginia Water in Surrey, England, about 22 miles (35 km) south-west of Charing Cross. Its largest buildings, including one listed at Grade I, have been restored and supplemented as Virginia Park, a gated residential community featuring a spa complex, gymnasium, multi-purpose sports hall and an all-weather tennis court. Construction was conceived by the wealthy philanthropist Thomas Holloway, which entailed an elaborate Franco-Gothic style by W. H. Crossland, and took place between 1873 and 1885. The imposing exteriors and interiors have a sister building, the Royal Holloway College about a mile north; Sir Nikolaus Pevsner regarded the two as the "summit of High Victorian design". In 1948 the site was transferred to the National Health Service. In the year 2000, after more than a decade of neglect, the buildings were restored and some of the grounds converted to houses which led to the site's renaming. Many of the original features have been preserved involving direction by English Heritage.
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Background
Architecture
The commissioners suggested that the best results would be obtained by submitting the plans to a competition of a limited number of architects. In September 1871 Holloway held the competition with the result that ten architects submitted eleven plans for the asylum. The architects who responded to the invitation to submit designs for the asylum were Crossland, Salomons & Jones; Alfred Smith; T. Roger Smith; Richard Phené Spiers; J. P. Seddon; J. S. Quilter; T. H. Watson; E. W. Godwin (two designs); F. & H. Francis and Thomas C. Hine. The winning entry, with a first premium award of £200, was by Crossland, Salomons and Jones. Alfred Smith was awarded the second premium of £100 and all the…
Description
]] Thomas Holloway was a Victorian entrepreneur who made a fortune from the sale of his patent medicines, pills and ointments, designed to cure all ills. Looking for ways in which to spend his fortune, Holloway turned to philanthropy, and became a champion of progressive mental health care. George III's madness had excited public opinion about the correct and humane treatment for the insane. Therefore, on 19 April 1861 Holloway attended a public meeting at the London Freemasons’ Hall in which Lord Shaftesbury, sincerely concerned with mental health, made a magnificent speech, calling for funds for the foundation of an asylum for the middle-class insane. Lord Shaftesbury appealed for £5,000…
Visiting
The facility featured in music videos in the early 1980s, such as Bucks Fizz, Adam Ant, The Cure, "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler, "Pearly-Dewdrops' Drops" by Cocteau Twins, and "Forever Young" by Alphaville. The buildings were used to film the 1982 prison film, Scrubbers, starring Miriam Margolyes and Kathy Burke. The main building was used in some early episodes of Inspector Morse, including the very first episode, The Dead of Jericho. Inspector Morse is seen on the main staircase, and the Dining Hall is used in the opening scenes. The 1986 slasher film Slaughter High used the site for many scenes. The Main Hall (Recreation Hall) was used in the Michael Caine TV film /mini…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 51.4045, -0.5600
- County
- Surrey
- District
- Runnymede
- Parish
- Runnymede, unparished area
- Postcode
- GU25 4SY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Windsor
- Established
- 1873
Sources
- wikidata: Q17527655 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Holloway Sanatorium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water?
- Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water is in Surrey, London, United Kingdom (postcode GU25 4SY), in the parish of Runnymede, unparished area.
- When was Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water built?
- Built or established in 1873.
- Is Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water a listed building?
- Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water is officially recognised as Grade I listed.
- How do I get to Former Holloway Sanatorium At Virginia Water?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode GU25 4SY. It sits within the Windsor parliamentary constituency.