Changing face of an institution
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Changing face of an institution
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 14 Dec 2022
Today this building is part of the Priory hospital and the N.H.S. However, its history has a darker beginning: it was the Union Workhouse. Designed by S.T. Welch in a Tudor style it was opened in 1825, enlarged in 1871.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.203458
Longitude
-2.654651