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Pennington Way, LONDON, SE12 9QB

Off Marvels Lane. The buildings have had several uses since they were built in 1902. They were originally a workhouse. At the beginning of WW1 in 1914 the workhouse was requisitioned by the Army Service Corps; its occupants were relocated and the buildings were used as a mobilisation training camp. In 1919 the workhouse was sold to the Metropolitan Asylums Board for use as a hospital for TB patients living in south London. But the buildings remained empty until 1926, when they were adapted as a hospice for TB patients and renamed Grove Park Hospital. By 1945 the Hospital had become a centre for thoracic surgery. It remained a TB and chest hospital until 1977, when it was redesignated as a facility for mentally handicapped patients. The Hospital closed in 1994. For more info, see http://ezitis.myzen.co.uk/grovepark.html.

The splendid buildings at the former Grove Park Hospital which closed in 1994 are now part of a residential estate accessed via Pennington Way through the gate shown here.

Both the Green Chain Walk and Capital Ring follow the path here between Marvels Lane and Mottingham Lane. The Quaggy River is to the left and sports grounds are to the right.