St. Lawrence's Hospital Burial Ground in Caterham, Surrey

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Get directions Coulsdon Road
Caterham, Tandridge District, Surrey England

Coordinates: 51.28786, -0.10796
www.countyasylums.co.uk/caterham-mental-hospital/
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Previous Names: Metropolitan District Asylum, Metropolitan Imbecile Asylum, Caterham Asylum, Caterham Mental Hospital

St. Lawrence Hospital opened in 1870 and was constructed by the architectural firm of John Giles and Biven. The burial ground for was located at corner of Chaldon Road and Green lane. Between 1916 and 1965 thousands of patients from the hospital were buried here. A burial register for 1916-1948 records 3,100 people buried in 276 plots with 10-15 bodies in each grave. Sixteen headstones including two angels marking the graves of children have been preserved towards the edges of the site and it has been possible to make contact with a small number of relatives of those buried here. In 1994, the hospital was completely demolished following its closure and the site redeveloped for housing. Today the land is home to the Surrey National Golf Club.