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The Evolution of Asylum Architecture, and the Principles which ought to control Modern Construction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 February 2018

R. H. Steen
R. H. Steen*
Affiliation:
West Sussex County Asylum, Chichester
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“The recovery of the curable, the improvement of the incurable, the comfort and happiness of all the patients, should steadily be kept in view by the architect from the moment in which he commences his plan.”—Conolly, Construction and Government of Lunatic Asylums, p. 1.

IN the present day the great increase in the number of certified lunatics has raised the question of asylum architecture to one of primary importance. New asylums are being built and planned in all parts of the country, and the managing authorities are keen to provide the best possible accommodation for the suffering ones under their care.

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Part I.—Original Articles
Information
Journal of Mental Science , Volume 46 , Issue 192 , January 1900 , pp. 87 - 109
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1900 

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