Monument record 0839000000 - Chalfont Centre
Summary
Residential colony for epileptics, opened in 1894
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- HOSPITAL FOR EPILEPTICS (Founded 1894, 19th Century to Modern - 1894 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
Residential colony established in 1894 by The National Society for the Employment of Epileptics on former farmland bought in 1893. The Chalfont Colony was the first residential centre in England specifically designed to provide a safe environment for epileptics to live and work. Accomodation consisted of a number of villas, set within landscaped grounds with administration block, school building, workshops, dairy, shop, recreation hall, farm buildings, recreation grounds (B1,B3).
RCHME building survey (B2,B6).
Brief historical summary of site, with descriptions, photographs and assessment of significance of buildings. See report for details (B4,B7).
NGR to centre.
Sources (10)
- <1>SBC22207 Unpublished document: Sarah Rutherford. 2003. The Landscape of Public Lunatic Asylums in England, 1808-1914. Vol 2.
- <2>SBC22208 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1992. Chalfont Centre (National Buildings Record report no. 100291).
- <3>SBC22209 Article in serial: Sarah Rutherford. 2001. 'A Therapeutic Bucks Landscape', in The Bucks Gardener No.11. Issue 11.
- <4>SBC22271 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2005. Assessment of Listed and Unlisted Buildings: National Society for Epilepsy, Chalfont St Peter.
- <5>SBC22360 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1998. English Hospitals 1660-1948: A Survey of Their Architecture and Design. pp177,197.
- <6>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF100291.
- <7>SBC24390 Unpublished document: CgMs Consulting. 2013. The Epilepsy Centre, Chalfont St Peter: Heritage Statement.
- <8>SBC19433 Bibliographic reference: DoE. 1984. List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest.
- <9>SBC25664 Unpublished document: Built Heritage Consultancy. 2018. Audley Chalfont Dene Phase 3, Micholls Avenue, Chalfont St Peter: Heritage Statement.
- <10>SBC25540 Unpublished document: Chiltern District Council. Undated. CDC Historic Buildings casework files.
Location
| Grid reference | TQ 00466 92528 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (8)
- Parent of: Chalfont Centre (Landscape) (0839001000)
- Parent of: Debenham House (Building) (0839004000)
- Parent of: GREENE HOUSE, CHALFONT CENTRE (Building) (1339300000)
- Parent of: MILTON HOUSE, CHALFONT CENTRE (Building) (1251202000)
- Parent of: Morton House (Building) (0839003000)
- Parent of: PASSMORE-EDWARDS HOUSE, CHALFONT CENTRE (Building) (1251200000)
- Parent of: PEARMAN HOUSE, CHALFONT CENTRE (Building) (1251201000)
- Parent of: Rydinghurst House (Building) (0839002000)
Related Events/Activities (0)
Record last edited
May 25 2022 4:56PM
