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Built in 1900 and opened in 1903, the hospital, also known as Talgarth Hospital and the Brecon and Radnor Counties Joint Lunatic Asylum, operated for 99 years before its closure in 1997 and sale in 1999. The hospital was designed by the partnership of architects John Giles, Albert Edward Gough and Trollope of London and follows a 'compact arrow' design plan. This design is based on a series of ward buildings placed around the outside of a central ring corridor which connects these wards together. The service buildings such as offices, kitchens, nurses' accommodation and the large hall used for entertainment and recreation were then built in the centre of this design. Local legend suggests that entertainer Max Boyce was once one of the Saturday evening performances in the recreation hall. The site also includes a tennis court and cricket pitch. The hospital's service buildings were built along the perimeter so access to the road for deliveries was easier. The design incorporates two courtyards, one surrounded by storage rooms for items such as coal and the second courtyard is next to the laundry block and used as a drying area. The site also had ts own chapel, mortuary and separate isolation block for patients with infectious diseases including tuberculosis. Each of the separate wards was designated and designed for specific conditions based on the severity of the mental illness and the treatment required. According to the website countyasylums.co.uk the six classes of ward were acute, chronic, epileptic, infirm, admissions and infectious diseases. Reflecting the time it was built, there are designated male and female wards, identical in design but totally separated. The six male wards were constructed on the west side of the main building and six female wards were built on the east side. Anyone looking at the crumbling site today may notice that one of the buildings looks grander than its surrounding neighbours; it's actually Chancefield manor house. The property and about 261 acres of land were purchased for the development of the hospital. The neat Georgian mansion was retained and used as the Superintendent and his family's home. The manor's gatehouse was also kept and used as the porter's lodge. Two farms were also purchased as well as additional properties used as homes for the onsite workers. The hospital was run as a predominantly self-sufficient village, growing its own fruit and vegetables, having its own dedicated water supply, and power coming from on-site, dedicated generators. The 12 wards could accommodate 352 patients and it was initially used as a place to 'house' people with mental illness away from the community, with limited treatment available. Some rooms were completely padded, including floor and ceiling, for th ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDB46EFHYOw