All Saints was the first CITY ASYLUM in the country, all were previously County or private Asylums, closed in 1997-8 the old main building retained and connected up with and used by HMP Prison; grounds and out buildings part of redevelopment site with a purpose built adult High Dependency Unit.
Prior to 1940s, Asylums tended to take people with a more definable mental illness, and needed more medical attention than those left in the infirmaries of the Workhouse like Highcroft.