1901 census - Institution

[JonathanC]

Please can someone tell me what institution this is and where I can find out more about it?

Piece: 4930
Folio: 20
Page: 4     
Registration District: Abergavenny
Civil Parish: Abergavenny Rural
Municipal Borough:
Address: Abergavenny Rural
County: Monmouthshire

[gortonboy]

Hi,,,Its a Lunatic Asylum.

[gortonboy]

The Asylum, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, opened in 1851, becoming the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum in 1897. It was known as the Monmouthshire Mental Hospital from 1916 to 1923, was then renamed Pen-y-Val until 1950 when it became the Pen-y-Fal Hospital. It closed in 1996.

[JonathanC]

The Asylum, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire. The Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum, Abergavenny, opened in 1851, becoming the Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum in 1897. It was known as the Monmouthshire Mental Hospital from 1916 to 1923, was then renamed Pen-y-Val until 1950 when it became the Pen-y-Fal Hospital. It closed in 1996.

Many thanks.