Welcome to the Warneford Hospital. This walking trail will take you on a historic tour of the hospital grounds. The Warneford first opened its doors to patients in 1826, and the hospital has been in clinical use ever since. Since 1826, the original building has been extended several times, and an eclectic mix of buildings, … Read more
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This female ward was named after Bicester-born Frederick Wintle, the Warneford’s first long-serving Medical Superintendent, in post from 1828 until his early death in 1853. Dr Wintle lived onsite with his wife Jane (formerly Tustin), who was the Matron. They had seven children together at the asylum. Note the bay windows, allowing plenty of light … Read more
With your back to the hospital entrance, you can see the sweeping driveway and the original trees planted when the hospital was being constructed in 1823 with the specific purpose of “beautifying the grounds”. The front lawn is now hosting the Warneford 200 Therapy Garden, designed by Laura McCarthy, of the Oxford Health Arts Partnership. … Read more
In 1877 the hospital was extended by architects William Wilkinson and Henry Wilkinson Moore, doubling its size, and creating this new front entrance. This is when the original front of the building (created in the 1820s) became the back, involving the creation of a new driveway. The date of the completed extension can be seen … Read more
The marble statue of the Reverend Dr Samuel Wilson Warneford (1763-1855), Rector of Bourton-on-the-Hill in Gloucestershire, dominates the reception area of the Warneford Hospital. It was carved in 1849 by Peter Hollins, a leading Birmingham-based sculptor, and was exhibited at the Royal Academy before being moved to the Warneford. Its prominence acts as a reminder … Read more
