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Severalls Hospital

Located in Colchester, Essex England EN

  • Built:1910
  • Opened:1913
  • Age:114 years
  • Closed:1997
  • Demo / Renovated:2018
  • Decaying for:21 years
  • Last Known Status:Being demolished or renovated
Severalls Hospital

Photo © 2006 Tom Kirsch, opacity.us

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Severalls Hospital History

Severalls Hospital, a large Edwardian asylum, opened in 1913 for 1,800 patients. It was based on the "echelon plan", which is a specific arrangement of wards, offices and services within easy reach of each other by a network of interconnecting corridors. Villas were constructed around the main hospital building as accommodation blocks between 1910 and 1935. Most of the buildings are in Neo Georgian style, with few architectural embellishments as a rule.

The hospital closed in the early 1990s following the movement of the closures of other psychiatric institutions during the period. The remaining structures have changed little architecturally and it remained a fine example of this specific asylum plan, however demolition of the buildings commenced despite this fact. By 2018, most of the complex had been razed.

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