The Manor Hospital and Manor Estate Walk

Date: 

Wed, 23/08/2023 - 13:30 to 15:00

Time: 

13:30 to 15:00

Cost: 

£5 per person

Contact name: 

David Brooks

Telephone number: 

020 8394 1734

Contact email: 

Venue: 

Stamford Green Pond
Epsom
GB

Uncover the medieval landscape of Horton with its 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 fortified 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 and what happened when they were visited by Princess Diana.Please meet by the pond on Stamford Green.Limited to 20 people per walk.

Inside the WW1 War Hospital