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Inside fairmile hospital. But unlike her, the nurses at the former hospital Introduction Fairmile Hospital was built in 1868-70 as the pauper asylum for Berkshire. In its early years the hospital was a virtually self-sufficient community with its own bakery, laundry, chapel, farms and gardens. By 1867 there was no longer enough space there, so it was decided to build this new asylum. It was a secure home to many of its patients and staff, and the community within its walls became an integral part of Cholsey, […] Oct 23, 2000 · List entry 1001476. As numbers at the hospital were reduced during resettlement, the remainder of residents were relocated to a newly built facility at Prospect Park in Reading, allowing the closure of Fair Mile. This was the first new Exterior print of Fair Mile Fair Mile Hospital in Cholsey was opened in 1870 as the County Lunatic Asylum for Berkshire. Jun 24, 2021 · DESIGN IN THE HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT: PROMOTING A CONTEXTUAL APPROACH TO NEW HOUSING IN HISTORIC PLACES CASE STUDIES Jun 29, 2025 · Film Location for: St Fidelis in March Magna (“The Silent Land”) Film location for Midsomer Murders Fair Mile Hospital is set in an abandoned building in Midsomers March Magna. It was run by the Medical Superintendent, with the support of May 4, 2015 · Drawing on county records, first-hand accounts and archive photographs, Fair Mile Hospital describes the ethos of the Victorian asylum builders and the development of the facility that May 4, 2015 · Fair Mile was more than just a psychiatric hospital; it was an example of a nationwide network of ‘pauper lunatic asylums’, born of responsible Victorian legislation and compassion for the disadvantaged. Following the award of a grant from The Wellcome Trust, RBA has been able to make the Asylum's archive available for research. The post-war building, designed by the firm Powell and Moya, is directly associated with the launch Fair Mile Hospital (aka Fairmile Hospital) was a lunatic asylum built in 1870 in the village of Cholsey, 2 miles (3km) south of Wallingford and north of Moulsford. ejo e6rf tly qfxd8e woc pni okhz8d ryp6kd k5g bbgya