Entrance to St Luke's - the former Wayland Hospital
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Entrance to St Luke's - the former Wayland Hospital
Image: © Evelyn Simak Taken: 24 Jan 2011
The Infirmary, as it used to be called, was established by the Wayland Poor Law Union (formed in 1834) in an area known as Cakes Hill or Cades Hill. From about 1939 to 1945 the complex was known as Attleborough Emergency Hospital for Services Casualties and Sick, and in 1948 it became part of the National Health Service and was called "Wayland Hospital". The hospital was closed in 2000. It was taken over in 2004 by St Luke's Healthcare, an organisation which cares for adults and adolescents with learning disabilities, autistic spectrum disorders, mental illness and brain injuries. Some of the buildings were demolished in 2006, some others appear to be disused at present.
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