West Park
Referred to by David Cochrane as "the eleventh and the last great asylum built for London's insane" West Park Asylum sits derelict between Epsom and Horton. built by William C Clifford Smith between 1912 and 1921 the asylum is of the Villa Design with an impressive admin block at the front and two storey wards coming off the sides in an almost symmetrical way one side female and one side male. At one time the Asylum housed 2045 patients.
The Site became completely closed apart from a small section at the rear in 2003 after around 5 years of running down.
The Site became completely closed apart from a small section at the rear in 2003 after around 5 years of running down.
