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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Banstead Lunatic Asylum
« on: Wednesday 04 January 12 20:18 GMT (UK)  »
i can confirm that they are not plaques listing prison staff, prehaps staff of the hospital, but i will try to find out exactly what they are, and who is listed on them.

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Banstead Lunatic Asylum
« on: Wednesday 04 January 12 17:44 GMT (UK)  »
hi guys,
i have an update concerning forester's question surrounding the cwgc memorial, and it is still infact on the site of the hospital (as a matter of fact there are two), however they are inside highdown prison, one is in the corridor of the admin block and the second is in the chapel (or multi faith room, as its now known).

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Banstead Lunatic Asylum
« on: Tuesday 03 January 12 23:40 GMT (UK)  »
hi.
in response to valda's and forester's question's, sutton lane is the road that leads up to the main gates of the hospital, which now marks the primeter of "crown property" (highdown and downview prison's) and is know known as both sutton lane and highdown lane. the farm is no longer part of crown property (and is known as Fairlawn farm) and now has its own entrance gate, the cemetary is a part of the farm (infact its a horse paddock), and so i would assume the address was that of the farm. which also brings me to to my second point which is in response to forester's question, the cemetary (now the paddock) unfortunatly only has a hand full of head-stones left, and i've not been in the paddock to take a look at them.

dirctions
to reach the cemetary you need to go to the corner of fairlawn road and sunnymede avenue, and at the very corner where these roads meet there is a track which runs between the old hospital walls (on your right) and a golf course(on your left), go down the track ( about 20- 30 meters, maybe a little more) poke your head over the wall and you'll see the remaining headstones.

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Surrey Completed Look up Requests / Re: Banstead Lunatic Asylum
« on: Saturday 31 December 11 16:37 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Phil

Thanks for the information. 

Would you know if their cemetery was built over?

Regards

i'm a bit late to the party, but no! their cemetary has NOT been built over. if you wish to know i will give you directions to get there.

rich

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