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skeletonkey
18-06-2011, 02:56 PM
Harperbury Hospital

(Thank god for backups)
Had an early start with priority 7 and Nelly to a location we have been looking at for a while.
Things were looking rosy till my sixth sense failed me and walked straight into sec lol
Wasn’t quite awake.
Switched from tiered eyes stealth mode as that had failed and to diplomatic sweet talker and for thought for a moment we were going to get a result?
But failed lol.
The sec said the land had been purchased by Tesco and if he had a call from them he’d be more than willing to let us in.
I explained Id spoken to the girl at the checkout and she said it would be fine!
His English wasnt to clever and Saw his eyes roll and chose that moment to make a tactical withdrawal

Lesson one, don’t set out half a kip
Lesson two, always have back ups

The foundation of the Eugenics Society in 1909, followed soon after by the Mental Deficiency Act of 1913, expressed the belief of many that the segregation of the mentally handicapped was essential. Increase in the the birth of the defectives would thereby be prevented and society would receive the protection which it requested against the likely dangerous consequences of having the mentally handicapped living in their midst.

Middlesex County Council in 1928 purchased the Porters Park Estate, so named after Roger Le Porter, the first owner.
The land acquired became the site for both Shenley and Middlesex Colony, the latter designed to house 2000, patients.
On October 25th, 1928, eight male patients, mainly high grade feeble minded adults were admitted to what was known as the Hangars Certified Institution.
The name being adopted on account of the three hangars which were survivors of the aerodrome on that site in World War1 as they formed the nucleus of the foundation.
In 1929 the name was changed to that of Middlesex Colony since the authority was at that time the County Council of Middlesex


The Middlesex Colony, begun in 1929, was opened on 20th May, 1936, by the Rt. Hon. Sir Kingsley Wood, M.P. Minister of Health.
The Colony is intended for mental defectives who are socially inadaptable in the community, or who are neglected or without visible means of support.
Male defectives who are capable of being employed are provided with suitable agricultural occupations on the land, or at various industrial occupations in the Colony's workshops.
Female defectives are suitably employed in the laundry, general kitchen or workrooms.
Children who are capable of it are given various simple occupations.
The patients live in separate "homes" of the villa or pavilion type.
The Administrative Centre, consisting of the main administrative offices, dental and surgical clinics, dispensary, central kitchen, reception hall, workshops, laundry. has been built on an axial line running north and south, the Colony buildings for male and female being placed east and west around and overlooking playing fields.
An isolated site on the south side is allocated for the children's section.
The nurses' home is situated immediately to the west of the main administrative offices, adjacent to the main entrance from Harper Lane.
Wild Farm, and 18th century house, is the residence of the medical superintendent: there are also residences for the Deputy Medical Superintendent and senior officers, and a staff village situated east on the road frontage forms part of the scheme.
The Recreation Hall is equipped for talking pictures and has a stage; it will seat 700. There are tennis courts and sports grounds.
The buildings are surrounded by farm lands”.

Medical Superintendent, H. E. Beasley M.B

Kelly's Directory 1937.
Whats left today is in two sectors both in very poor condition to put it mildly.
The rest being a live site.

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Thanks for looking in
SK / Neil :)

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