Normansfield Hospital entertainment hall in Kingston Road
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Normansfield Hospital entertainment hall in Kingston Road
Normansfield Hospital entertainment hall in Kingston Road
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SC_PHL_01_677_84_1218 (Collage 161975)
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London Metropolitan Archives: LCC Photograph Library
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Normansfield Hospital in Kingston Road, Teddington, was established by the pioneering Victorian physician Dr John Langdon Down (after whom Down Syndrome was named) and his wife Mary for the long-term residential care of patients with learning disabilities. In addition to woodwork and farming, patients also learned music and drama and this magnificent private theatre, designed by Rowland Plumbe, was built in the north wing in 1877. The hospital building was Grade II* listed in 1983; listing number 1065379, but the theatre/ entertainment hall is of a higher grade owing to its national importance as a rare example of a private Victorian theatre. It holds the largest collection of fully restored Victorian scenery in the UK. Its floral paintings are attributed to the artist Marianne North. Taken from the theatre's balcony, this picture also shows a grand piano in front of the stage.
Normansfield Hospital in Kingston Road, Teddington, was established by the pioneering Victorian physician Dr John Langdon Down (after whom Down Syndrome was named) and his wife Mary for the long-term residential care of patients with learning disabilities. In addition to woodwork and farming, patients also learned music and drama and this magnificent private theatre, designed by Rowland Plumbe, was built in the north wing in 1877. The hospital building was Grade II* listed in 1983; listing number 1065379, but the theatre/ entertainment hall is of a higher grade owing to its national importance as a rare example of a private Victorian theatre. It holds the largest collection of fully restored Victorian scenery in the UK. Its floral paintings are attributed to the artist Marianne North. Taken from the theatre's balcony, this picture also shows a grand piano in front of the stage.
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