Back to school! The Knaphill History Lessons are a series of fairly easy caches intended to test your local knowledge ... and maybe more. There's no real puzzle solving involved - all of the required information can be found easily online. See the Bookmark List for other caches in the series.
Brookwood Hospital (originally the Brookwood Asylum) was established in Knaphill as the second County Asylum for Surrey in 1867. During the 127 years of its operation, the hospital developed considerably in fabric and infrastructure. It had a dairy farm, a cobbler's workshop, a large ballroom, and its own fire brigade, gasworks and sewage farm. By the early 1900s the patient population stood at nearly 1300.
The Care in the Community Act of the mid 1980s led to the eventual closure of the hospital in 1994. Most of the hospital buildings were demolished, but a number still remain, including the Florence House annexe with the beautiful clock tower (in the photo above), the recreation hall and the chapel.
To find the cache you will need to answer the following questions - here.
The cache is hidden in an urban environment, so please try not to draw too much attention to it.
Congratulations on the FTF to Sunnysider.