The Manor Hospital and Manor

Date: 

Wed, 17/08/2022 - 14:00 to 15:30

Time: 

14:00 to 15:30

Cost: 

Walks cost £5 per person

Contact name: 

David Brooks

Telephone number: 

+442083941734

Contact email: 

Venue: 

Please meet by the pond on Stamford Green.
Stamford Green Road
Epsom
KT17 4PW.
GB

Uncover the medieval landscape of Horton and the long-forgotten moated manor house and ancient barn. See how the landscape was affected by the Victorian policy of keeping patients with mental illnesses out of sight. See where the last defence line to defend London was built against German invasion. Hear how important the Manor Hospital was in WW1, when it was visited by George V and other members of the royal family and how the nursing staff dealt with a V1 in the Second. Find out how the mental hospitals changed Epsom forever.  Please meet by the pond on Stamford Green.Walks cost £5 per person and are limited to 20 people per walk.Places must be booked with David Brooks, Bourne Hall Museum, Spring Street, Ewell, Surrey, KT17 1UF.Tel: 020 8394 1734 Email: dbrooks@epsom-ewell.gov.uk

Manor was a WW1 hospital