West Riding Asylums
 

Asylums in Yorkshire, West Riding

West Riding Lunatic Asylum
The West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, on East Moor, is an extensive establishment, which was opened in 1818, & enlarged in 1830, 1837, & 1846-47. It is under the control of the West Riding Magistrates; & the land, buildings, & furniture cost about £100,000. C C Corsellis, M.D., is the resident physician & director & has often under his care about 450 lunatics.

Slater 1864 adds:- that the Asylum is situated about a mile north east of the town. Another building was erected in 1849, which far surpasses the old one, both in size & architecture; the whole combined are calculated to give accommodation to upwards of a 1000 patients.
Source: White Directory 1854
Submitted by Betty Longbottom

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The Retreat at Castleton Lodge
Another medical institution but not a charity is The Retreat at
Castleton Lodge, near Leeds, for the reception and recovery of persons afflicted with disorders of the mind. This asylum is the property and under the skilful management of Mr Hare, surgeon.
Source: History, Gazeteer and Directory of the West-Riding of Yorkshire, with the City of York and Port of Hull.
By William White Printed 1837.
Submitted by Sue Johnson

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