Hanwell

"It was a very shocking thing," continued Aunt Theresa, taking off her bonnet; "for she had a great-uncle in Hanwell, and her grandfather cut his throat.

Six to Sixteen: A Story for Girls 1872

I saw a passing omnibus labelled "Hanwell" and, feeling this to be an appropriate omen, * we boarded it and left it somewhere at a stray station, which I entered and asked the man in the ticket-office where the next train went to.

Gilbert Keith Chesterton Maisie Ward 1932

Believing utterly in one's self is a hysterical and superstitious belief like believing in Joanna Southcote: the man who has it has 'Hanwell' written on his face as plain as it is written on that omnibus. "

Orthodoxy 1905

Martin found himself quite the lion, Judge Blount, warmly seconded by Judge Hanwell, urged privately that Martin should permit his name to be put up for the Styx — the ultra-select club to which belonged, not the mere men of wealth, but the men of attainment.

Chapter 43 2010

The horns of the crescent slowly moved apart, until at last they formed a line from Hanwell to Coombe and Malden.

The War of The Worlds H. G. Wells 2009

I live near London and they have a few of these living at a local wildlife centre known to residents of Hanwell, West London, as “the bunny park”.

The Fantastical Capybara: An Interview with Melanie Typaldos About Her Caplin Rous 2009

This led to the establishment of asylums such as St Lukes in London and Hanwell in Middlesex which were founded under the County Asylums Act, 1808, an early form of social welfare.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

Middlesex County Pauper Lunatic Asylum had originally opened at Hanwell in 1831.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

Conolly related the case of one of his patients at Hanwell Asylum.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008

As a result, the clergyman became even more agitated, and required more violent restraint, and was eventually admitted to Hanwell.

Bedlam Catharine Arnold 2008