St Lawrence's Hospital was a mental hospital in Bodmin, Cornwall, England, UK. Part of the hospital has been converted to residential accommodation and the remainder has been demolished. It is a Grade
Bodmin Asylum in the early 20th century
John Foulston
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John Foulston was an English architect who was a pupil of Thomas Hardwick and set up a practice in London in 1796. In 1810 he won a competition to design the Royal Hotel and Theatre group of buildings
St Lawrence's Hospital, Bodmin
…demolished. It is a Grade II* listed building. St Lawrence's Hospital was originally built as the Cornwall County Asylum in 1818 to the design of architect John Foulston in the form of a star-shaped building with a central block and radiating wings. It was designed to deal with the problem of housing the insane poor and…
An 1820s print of Foulston's town hall, column and library in Devonport
The same view in 2008
The Royal Hotel, Plymouth