St.John's Hospital
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St.John's Hospital
Image: © Richard Croft Taken: 12 Oct 2005
The County Pauper Lunatic Asylum opened in 1852, after numerous name changes it became St.John's hospital in the 1960s. Closed in 1989, the site has been partly developed with modern housing but many of the buildings remain empty and semi-derelict.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.196443
Longitude
-0.53301