Whittingham Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in the parish of Whittingham, near Preston, Lancashire, England. The hospital opened in 1873 as the Fourth Lancashire County Asylum and grew to be the largest mental hospital in Britain, and …

Whittingham Hospital was a psychiatric hospital near Preston in Lancashire, England. After an abuse scandal in the late 1960s, the hospital entered a state of decline and eventually closed in 1995. It was left abandoned for a number of years before most of the buildings were demolished.

Sep 26, 2022 · And the Whittingham Hospital in Preston is no different. But behind its derelict appearance hides a fascinating history. The former psychiatric establishment, which first opened as the Fourth Lancashire County Asylum in the 1870s and expanded to be the largest facility of its kind in Britain, has been closed since 1995.

Whittingham Hospital. Physical description: 420 files and volumes Access conditions: Records containing medical information about patients are closed for 100 years. However, in cases where the...

Whittingham Hospital, whose grounds adjoin the village of Goosnargh, was founded in 1869 and grew to be the largest mental hospital in the country.

May 23, 2013 · Whittingham Hospital is permanently closed. This entry remains in the Atlas as a record of its history, but it is no longer accessible to visitors. This hospital once pioneered the use of...

Whittingham Hospital, Preston formerly Lancashire County Mental Hospital. Designed by Henry Littler to a Radial Pavillion Plan. Opened 1873. Closed 1995.

Dec 14, 2006 · History and photos of the abandoned Whittingham Hospital, in Goosnargh, Lancashire England. Also known as Fourth County Lunatic Asylum at Whittingham, Whittingham Mental Hospital.

Aug 1, 2019 · Whittingham Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in the parish of Whittingham, near Preston, Lancashire, England. The hospital opened in 1873 as the Fourth Lancashire County Asylum and grew to be the largest mental hospital in Britain, and pioneered the use of electroencephalograms (EEGs).

Oct 23, 2022 · Whittingham Hospital opened officially on 1st April 1873, built by bricks made on site, the source being what became to be known as the "duck pond" but referred to on maps as the "fish pond".