Description: The history of Leavesden Asylum/Hospital in Abbots Langley from 1870 to 1995.
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The Leavesden Hospital History Association (LHHA) was formally founded in 2011 by Martin T Brooks, former Park Ranger at Leaveden Country Park, for the purpose of preserving the history, heritage, memorabilia and memories of the doctors, nurses, staff, volunteers and residents who worked and lived at the Leavesden Asylum/Hospital (1870-1995), St. Pancras Orphanage (1870-1930), Canadian Hospital (1939-1947), Abbots Langley General Hospital (1947 to 1985) and the Springfield Special Needs School (1976 to 1
All of these facilities occupied at one time an area of approximately 147 acres on the north and south sides of College Road (formerly Asylum Road, 1870 to 1949) in Leavesden/Abbots Langley, Hertfordshire and what is now the award winning Leavesden Country Park.
To find out more about the history of these institutions, just click on the tabs to your left.