The entrance to the Pennington Way estate, SE12
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The entrance to the Pennington Way estate, SE12
Image: © Mike Quinn Taken: 28 Sep 2010
Off Marvels Lane. The buildings have had several uses since they were built in 1902. They were originally a workhouse. At the beginning of WW1 in 1914 the workhouse was requisitioned by the Army Service Corps; its occupants were relocated and the buildings were used as a mobilisation training camp. In 1919 the workhouse was sold to the Metropolitan Asylums Board for use as a hospital for TB patients living in south London. But the buildings remained empty until 1926, when they were adapted as a hospice for TB patients and renamed Grove Park Hospital. By 1945 the Hospital had become a centre for thoracic surgery. It remained a TB and chest hospital until 1977, when it was redesignated as a facility for mentally handicapped patients. The Hospital closed in 1994. For more info, see http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/grovepark.html.
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