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Blackbrook Avenue, SHEFFIELD, S10 4LT

The western outskirts of Sheffield viewed from Ringinglow.

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The main gates and entrance of the former Lodge Moor Hospital. The building on the right was formerly an Nurse Education Centre and is now a private nursery. Originally an isolation hospital, it was built here away from civilisation and in a wall-to-wall fresh air situation. It was later developed into a facility that also cared for patients with a much wider range of conditions and in its later life it boasted a Regional Spinal Injuries Unit. Whilst preservation orders have been used to protect some of the original buildings, including the water tower visible here, the overall site has now been developed into an up-market housing estate.

Edward VII Royal Mail Cast Iron Pillar Box

The main gates and entrance to the former Lodge Moor Hospital. The building on the right (formerly a Nurse Education Centre and now a private nursery) is the last building on the left-hand side of this road that leads to the nearby Redmires Reservoir and then on to the moors. It was this isolated location that led to the hospital being built here. Originally built as an Isolation facility for smallpox cases, it was later developed into a hospital caring for patients with a wider range of conditions. Also, in its later life it boasted a Regional Spinal Injuries Unit. Whilst preservation orders have been used to protect some of the original buildings, the site overall has now been developed into an up-market housing estate.

The view out of the main gates and entrance of the former Lodge Moor Hospital (now pedestrianised) onto Redmires Road. How many people must have passed through these gates during the hospital's life as a smallpox isolation hospital, then as a traditional infectious diseases hospital and finally when it was a general hospital and Regional Spinal Injuries Unit? Hundreds of thousands perhaps if one includes patients, visitors and staff. This site sits at an altitude of 280 metres (919 ft) above sea level and as such is one of the first locations in Sheffield to suffer the effects of snow falls.

Stainless steel sculpture at the entrance to an upmarket housing estate on the former Lodge Moor hospital site.

The water tower of the former Lodge Moor Hospital as seen from near the former main entrance. (Most former employers tended to refer to the tower as “The Clock Tower” because of its clocks, although its primary function was to store water for the hospital). The tower itself was not built until 1905. The whole site is now an up-market housing estate and is still (!) situated at an altitude of 280 metres (919 ft) above sea level. In addition, the tower - that now houses several apartments - is approximately 25 metres (75 ft) taller, making it visible from up to 4-5 miles away. The hospital was established in response to the smallpox epidemic in Sheffield (1887-88) and was soon developed to treat other infectious diseases too. Eventually medical, surgical and spinal injuries patients were also cared for here and the Sheffield School of Nursing also had an education centre on site.