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ECT was in use at this asylum.

Robert Garnett was born on 6 Jun 1830 in Penketh, Warrington, Lancs.. He died on 9 Apr 1903 in Penketh, Warrington, Lancs.. He was buried in Sankey. He married Mary James on 15 Sep 1859 in Stanwix, Carlisle. Robert was employed as a Cabinet maker. He was a generous local benefactor to many churches and charities and even laid the foundation stone at penketh methodist church. View from the top And back down :eek:

Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1829 on a site in Liverpool Road. The original building, which housed 90 patients, was designed by William Cole, junior, county architect, and was erected under the direction of the county magistrates. In 1855, the first of a number of name changes occurred when the asylum became Cheshire Lunatic Asylum and in 1870, it became Chester County Lunatic Asylum. In 1889, Cheshire County Council became responsible for the asylum and in 1899 the original name, Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum, was restored. The early years of the 20th century saw significant advances in the treatment of, as well as changing attitudes towards, mental illness. These were reflected in developments at the asylum. A new pathology laboratory was opened and in 1914, an annex. was built. In 1921, the name 'asylum' was dropped and the name, County Mental Hospital, was adopted. In 1948 The National Health Service took over the running of the hospital from Cheshire County Council and it was renamed Upton Mental Hospital. In the early 1950s,. it became Deva Hospital. Following the amalgamation of Chester and District Hospital Management Committee and Deva Hospital Management Committee in 1965, it was renamed the West Cheshire Hospital. During the 1950s, there were important changes in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses, involving the use of new drugs and as a consequence the number of in-patients was drastically reduced. By the 1980s, less than 4% of the patients were compelled to remain in hospital. In 1983 a new general hospital and an accident unit were opened on the West Cheshire Hospital site and following the visit of the Prince and Princessof Wales on 30 May 1984, the present name, Countess of Chester Hospital, was acquired. The famous 'Hazard Cell'

Well, I'm new to the forum, so I thought I would introduce myself in this first post. I'm from the UK, but I will be travelling across America next month. I thought I would browse some forums for locations to visit on my travels :) I will post up some reports from abandoned places in the UK. First off, Denbigh Asylum :-D Denbigh Asylum is Grade II listed, and began being built back in 1844, and was ready for 200 patients on the 14th November 1848. Overcrowding meant a few extensions were built in 1899. The hospital now had facilities for around 1500 patients. Denbigh closed its doors in 1995. Prince Charles put the buildings under the protection of the Phoenix Trust.