The Old Sanatorium
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The Old Sanatorium
Image: © Des Blenkinsopp Taken: 6 Apr 2017
The former Holloway Sanatorium was built between 1873 - 1885 under the patronage of Thomas Holloway, a wealthy philanthropist who had made a fortune from Patent Medicines. Following closure by the NHS it was converted to housing and is now called Virginia Park. Wiki. page on Holloway Sanatorium :- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holloway_Sanatorium Only the gates are in this square, the buildings are in TQ0068.
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Image Location
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51.401919
Longitude
-0.560804