Herrison House (Charlton Down)

United Kingdom / England / Dorchester / Charlton Down
 apartment building, Grade II Listed (UK)
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Previously a hospital building,then principally administration offices now converted to apartments a remark- ably unchanged example of design stemming from the great country houses of the Edwardian era.
Dorset County Asylum was originally founded 1832 and was based at Forston House in Charminster. By the 1860s, this facility was too small, and the new asylum at the Herrison site was opened in 1863. Herrison House itself was opened in 1904, and in 1940 the institution became known as Herrison Hospital.
This building is listed under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 as amended for its special architectural or historic interest.
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Coordinates:   50°45'8"N   2°27'36"W
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