Female ward extension block, Hereford County Asylum
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Female ward extension block, Hereford County Asylum
Image: © Philip Pankhurst Taken: 4 Nov 2011
Latterly renamed St Mary's Hospital, the site finally closed in 1994/5. The handsome Victorian ward buildings, dating from 1871, have been converted into very desirable housing.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.085007
Longitude
-2.754165