The Board of Guardians Building, Manor Hospital
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The Board of Guardians Building, Manor Hospital
Image: © Chris Allen Taken: 13 Jan 2020
This Grade II Listed building is the only surviving part of the former workhouse that became part of the Manor Hospital. When I worked there from 1994 to 2005 there was still one block of workhouse buildings used as wards and offices but they were in poor condition and posed a considerable risk. They were demolished when the new hospital buildings were built. This building has been empty for as long as I can remember and although various uses were considered (e.g. a postgraduate centre), nothing has happened. I would like to see a good use made of this rather elegant structure.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.583049
Longitude
-1.996119