Distinctive_features Kew_Asylum
skyline of kew asylum the asylum complex example of e-plan lunatic asylums based on model 1850s asylum in colney hatch, england, based on 1830 design of hanwell asylum in london. kew considered barracks style asylum due perceived resemblance stockades or gaols. buildings constructed oversize bricks, made local clay quarried on-site. bricks rendered cement. central administration block 3 storied mansard roof , cupola. 2 storeyed ward wings extend each side, 1 each sex. each wing has 4 storey, mansard-roofed tower, contained water tanks. ward wings surrounded courtyards lined iron columned verandas, many of retained when complex redeveloped. internally, dormitories had 14 ft (4.3 m) ceilings , brightly coloured walls beds aligned in neat rows. floors of timber, principally scrubbed. primary access complex tree-lined drive princess street (now known main drive ) culminating in elliptical carriageway in front of main building. second drive (now known lower drive ) extended princ...