The new modern Whiston Hospital
Introduction
The photograph on this page of The new modern Whiston Hospital by Sue Adair as part of the Geograph project.
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The new modern Whiston Hospital
Image: © Sue Adair Taken: 16 Aug 2012
Like many hospitals, Whiston Hospital started life in 1843 as a workhouse built by Robert Morris and designed by William Culshaw of Liverpool on land purchased at the corner of the Turnpike Road and Dragon Lane. The first actual hospital wards were built in 1865 accommodating 50 male and 50 female patients. In 1871 a new general hospital was built with a medical isolation unit added in 1887 for cases of cholera and other serious infectious diseases. My original 2005 photograph shows part of the workhouse http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/43838 In 2007 the hospital was a construction site http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/492822
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Image Location
Latitude
53.421033
Longitude
-2.786634