Where is this?

[Tonji]

Hi all,

Anyone have any idea where this is. The photo is a bit faded, but I've included some close ups.

Thanks, any ideas appreciated.

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[Rod Paradise]

I don't know, but there's a fair sized rookery in those trees.

[Snatiramas]

Bugger me how did you get that picture of my back garden

[phatomch]

to  me it looks like the old war / mental hospital in royal victoria country park in southampton, it has since all been pulled down except the central tower.

[phatomch]

http://www3.hants.gov.uk/hampshire-countryside/rvcp/history-rvcp.htm

[phatomch]

cant find a picture of the front

[Tonji]

Cheers Phatomch,

That seems a good call.

The towers are similar in shape, but because the photo has lost some contrast, the lack of detail makes it difficult to get a match.

I think your on the right lines though, in that it was proberly something like a hospital, or I my first thought was a Public School.

[Snatiramas]

Cheers Phatomch,

That seems a good call.

The towers are similar in shape, but because the photo has lost some contrast, the lack of detail makes it difficult to get a match.

I think your on the right lines though, in that it was proberly something like a hospital, or I my first thought was a Public School.

Anybody got any ideas why they are called public schools when they aren't for the public

[phatomch]

i cant for the life of me think why they would knock down the rest of such a beutiful building and it was'nt that long ago they did it

[gatso]

Anybody got any ideas why they are called public schools when they aren't for the public

something to do with them being open to everyone (although obviously they weren't really) back in the olden days as opposed to single religion schools which weren't.

[Dino]

From Google
 The reason that private schools are called public schools in England is historical. These older schools were formed when there was little or no school system; they were called public schools then, because at that time schooling was really only available for the elite by private tutoring. By comparison, these early schools were considered public ... as opposed to private tuition.