St Ebbas
St Ebba's Colony was the third hospital to be built within the Epsom Cluster; It was originally known as the Ewell Epileptic Colony and was first opened to patients in 1904, it was not classified as an asylum. The colony was designed by William C Clifford Smith in a dispersed colony format containing 8 villas. It was built to the east of the Horton Estate on 112 acres of land, 20 acres being used for the villas (Holly, Lime, Pine, Elm, Chestnut, Hawthorn, Walnut, Beech); it cost a total of £98,000 and will house a total of 326 epileptic patients, 60 of which were female.
St Ebba's is currently closing down, with many of the villas currently standing empty and awaiting redevelopment as a housing estate; the water tower and Limewood villa being Grade II listed. With the redevelopment plan is to include fifty-five patients to be cared for in a refurbished villa, and a small section to the north-east of the site still being used by the health services.
As of the Summer of 2009, the St Ebba's site has been demolished and work to construct the new housing estate has begun.
St Ebba's is currently closing down, with many of the villas currently standing empty and awaiting redevelopment as a housing estate; the water tower and Limewood villa being Grade II listed. With the redevelopment plan is to include fifty-five patients to be cared for in a refurbished villa, and a small section to the north-east of the site still being used by the health services.
As of the Summer of 2009, the St Ebba's site has been demolished and work to construct the new housing estate has begun.