Report - The Mount Hospital, Hampshire, Sept 2011

[De Flea]

After my epic fail on the HDR I headed back to The Mount once again today. The security on the old Victorian House is alot lot better now. There is no easy way in to it unlike all the other buildings !

The Mount Hospital in Bishopstoke, Hampshire was a popular smaller hospital which mostly focused on rehabilitation for elderly patients but had various other outpatients' departments.

The Mount started as small private estate with the first house built by a wealthy farmer in 1844. It was later bought by a Captain Hargreaves in the 1870s. When he died it was bought by a Mr Cotton who rebuilt it in 1893. His imposing Victorian mansion replete with impressive tower forms the heart of the site. It originally had impressive gardens too suitable for a house of its standing with an arboretum, formal gardens and a Victorian water garden. In 1927 it was sold to Hampshire County Council who converted it into a hospital reusing the original Victorian house, as well as building a range of other buildings including another impressive art deco-ish ward building.

Does this belong to any of you guys ?? Hehe

Thanks for looking !