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Woofindin Avenue, SHEFFIELD, S11 7FG

Once a convalescent hospital site in the Porter Valley but now changed to residential use. With Crosspool on the horizon.

An uphill view along Woofindin Road (now renamed Woofindin Avenue) that leads to Fulwood village. Woofindin Road once connected Hangingwater Road, Nether Green (3-4 mins walk behind the photographer) with Fulwood Rd. It was a private road that was occasionally secured with a chain & padlock to maintain its status. This Edwardian building, which was converted into expensive apartments during the early C21st, overlooks part of the Mayfield Valley. The property was originally built in 1901 as a 65 bedded convalescent home, courtesy of a legacy in the will of George Woofindin, a retired manufacturer of Sharrow. During WWI it was served as the "Woodfindin Home Auxiliary Hospital (Class B) with 62 beds. Still later in its life it served as a rehabilitation centre for miners. During WWII it functioned as an annexe of The Royal Infirmary. In 1958 it was converted into the Whiteley Wood Psychiatric Clinic (with beds for 13 men and 16 women); services for day & out patients being developed later). There is no longer a through road to Fulwood Road (ahead) because the top end of the road was closed off and expanded sometime ago in order to extend an existing NHS Trust office-block car park, formerly that of the Trent Regional Health Authority HQ.

Originally an Edwardian convalescent home now converted into luxury apartments.

A view down the former Woofindin Road (now renamed Woofindin Avenue) in the direction of Hangingwater Road. Woofindin Road once extended from Fulwood Rd (behind the photographer) past this building & downhill towards Nether Green. It was a private road that was occasionally secured with a chain & padlock to maintain its status. The garages on the right have been built on a previously very attractive, flat, lawned area overlooking part of the Mayfield Valley. The Edwardian building on the left has now been transformed into apartments. It was originally built in 1901 as a 65 bedded convalescent home, courtesy of a legacy in the will of George Woofindin, a retired manufacturer of Sharrow. During WWI it was served as the "Woodfindin Home Auxiliary Hospital (Class B) with 62 beds. Still later in its life it served as a rehabilitation centre for miners. During WWII it functioned as an annexe of The Royal Infirmary. In 1958 it was converted into the Whiteley Wood Psychiatric Clinic (with beds for 13 men and 16 women), services for day & out patients being developed later). There is no longer a through road to Fulwood Road, behind the photographer, because the top end of the road has been taken over to expand a car park that serves an NHS Trust building (offices).

A lot more water on this visit compared to 2018 Image

Though the water level is so low after a hot, dry summer that they are temporarily redundant.

The river level is very low at the end of a hot and dry summer.

This ford is found beside Whiteley Wood Road near Nethergreen and Greystones.

Beautiful late Autumn colour on a fine November day