Asylum for Imbecile Poor, proposed for Leavesden Woodside, near Watford, and Caterham, Surrey: bird's eye view. Wood engraving by W.C. Smith, 1868, after J. Giles & Bivan.

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Asylum for Imbecile Poor, proposed for Leavesden Woodside, near Watford, and Caterham, Surrey: bird's eye view. Wood engraving by W.C. Smith, 1868, after J. Giles & Bivan.