incarceration. The unit was the subject of a BBC investigation in 2008 which alleged that carriers were kept unnecessarily in "prison-like conditions". The facility became Long Grove Mental Hospital in 1918 and Long Grove Hospital in 1937. It joined the National Health Service in 1948. Former patients of the hospital include George Pelham (a man who survived the sinking of two ships, including the RMS Titanic) in 1939, Josef Hassid (a Polish violin prodigy) in 1943 and Ronnie Kray (one of the Kray twins) in 1957. Decline and redevelopment After the introduction of Care in the Community in the 1980s the hospital reduced in size and closed in 1992. Most of the buildings were subsequently demolished. Those which were retained were converted into apartments and incorporated into Clarendon Park, a new development of houses and flats. Parts of the surrounding landscaped grounds have been preserved and now form part of Horton Country Park. See also Horton, Surrey Horton Light Railway Epsom Cluster References Former psychiatric hospitals in England Hospitals in Surrey Epsom Hospital buildings completed in 1906 Hospitals established in 1906 1906 establishments in England 1992 disestablishments in England Hospitals disestablished in 1992 Defunct companies based in Surrey Defunct hospitals in England