page_title: John Giles (architect)
section_title: Giles and the building of mental asylums
hierarchical_section_title: John Giles (architect) / Giles and the building of mental asylums
caption_attribution_description: The former Tone Vale mental hospital in Cotford St Luke, Somerset, has now been restored as private housing
context_page_description: John Giles was a British architect. He was born in Lincoln, probably in 1830, and was articled to the Lincoln architect Pearson Bellamy. He is famous for his innovative design in hospitals and asylum architecture.
context_section_description: Following Giles' innovative design for the Coney Hill Hospital in Gloucestershire, Giles became one of the most successful asylum architects, winning eight of the sixteen competitions he entered and coming second in four. Examples of work undertaken by his partnership are:
  Coney Hill Hospital, Gloucester. Built as the second Gloucestereshire County Asylum. Giles and Gough won a competition to build this in 1879 and it was built in 1881–1883. It was the first asylum to be built in true echelon plan, but was never fully completed. Only the administrative block now survives.
  St Augustine's Hospital, Chartham, Kent. The asylum was opened on 5 April 1875. The buildings were completed in 1876 at a total cost of £211,852. Originally built to house 870 patients.
  St Edward's Hospital, Cheddeleton, Staffordshire. (Giles, Gough and Trollope)  Opened 18 August 1899. Echelon layout. It closed in 2002 and has now been converted to housing.
  Tone Vale Hospital, Cotford, Somerset. Tone Vale was founded as the second Somerset County Asylum in 1892, the first Somerset County Asylum near Wells having become overcrowded. The competition to design the asylum was won by  Giles Gough and Trollope, and the first patient was admitted in May 1897.
  Talgarth Hospital, Powys. The building, designed by Messrs Giles, Gough and Trollope of London, followed the compact echelon or arrow plan and was built at a cost of £126,000. It was opened with public ceremony on 18 March 1903.
caption: Tone Vale Hospital and clock tower
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