THE HOLLOWAY LUNATIC ASYLUM.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 308, 29 November 1873, Page 3

THE HOLLOWAY LUNATIC ASYLUM.

Upon Ann's Heath, one of the most picturesque elevations in ths county ef Surrey. Mr. Thomas Holloway, whose name is known in every land that possesses a.newspaper» haa commenced the erection of a magnificent asylum, which he is about to present to the British nation, for the reception of lunatic patients. The sight of the asylum faces the Virginia Water station of the Staines and Wokingham branch of the London and South Wes r em Railway, the front having a southwesterly aspect. The ground selected is about 21 acres in extent, and 5 aces of this will be covered by the building, which will be of richly-decorated Gothic architecture, having a facade of 640 ft. and a depth of 250 ft. which materials will consist of red brick and Portiand-stone dressings. There will be a handsome collonade of massive pillars at the

chief entrance and a -central tower of 170 ft., with turrets at each wing about 60 ft. high. A tenace, 40 ft. wide wiUrun alongthe principal front and by the wing* The asylum will cost £100,000, will take three ye»ra in building and is intended to contain about 400 male and female patients. Tbearohitedw jtfw Messrs Grassland, -aloTnona, and Jones, of Carlton Chambers, Regent 9 reef.. — "Timec," Aug. 21, 1873.