Wooley, near Slaley
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Wooley, near Slaley
Image: © Bill Cresswell Taken: 19 Feb 2007
This was once the site of a hospital built in 1916 for first world war gas victims, and later became a sanatorium, until its closure in 1976. Some of the characteristic darkwood timberlap buildings survive and have been converted for residential use.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.930528
Longitude
-2.055836