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Destiny Christian Church
Destiny purchased their new building in October 2006 – formerly the Stanley Royd hospital dining hall, later a recreation hall and theatre. The former theatre, which dates back to 1859, is a grade II listed building. It houses one of only two existing Victorian stages in the UK.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 11 Mar 2009
0.02 miles
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Clock tower, east face
The clock tower is all that survives of the administration block at the former Stanley Royd Hospital. The hospital buildings have now been converted into blocks of luxury apartments. The site is now called Parklands Manor.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 11 Mar 2009
0.02 miles
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Old and new, Tuke Grove, Wakefield
The clock tower and the larger block of flats were originally part of the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum [later Stanley Royd Hospital, now Parklands]. The small block of flats was built as part of the Parklands development and the larger red brick building is part of the PFI Pinderfields Hospital.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 18 Feb 2021
0.03 miles
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Theatre date stone
Dated 1859, the theatre is now home to the Destiny church. See
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Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 11 Mar 2009
0.03 miles
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The old clock tower, Stanley Royd - Pinderfields Hospital
Image: © Bill Henderson
Taken: 12 Jan 2012
0.04 miles
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Residential blocks
Recently constructed residential apartment blocks have been designed to blend in sympathetically with the older building (seen in the background). This development is on the site of the former West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum, which later became Stanley Royd hospital and is adjacent to Pinderfields Hospital.
Image: © James Allan
Taken: 31 Mar 2008
0.05 miles
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Former ventilating tower
This ventilating tower, part of the Paupers' Lunatic Asylum,(later Stanley Royd Hospital), is a grade II listed structure dated 1818. Built in white brick, cold air was drawn through this tower into the asylum.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 11 Mar 2009
0.05 miles
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Early morning sun, Parklands, Wakefield
A recent decision to mow only parallel strips on this slope has increased local people's enjoyment of it. Formerly this was part of the grounds of the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum.
Image: © Christine Johnstone
Taken: 10 Jun 2023
0.06 miles
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Parklands Manor
The main H block of the former Stanley Royd hospital. An east and west wing were added at a later date. These buildings have been converted into luxury apartments, and the site is now known as Parklands Manor.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 11 Mar 2009
0.07 miles
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Weather vane & tower
Sat atop what was the main block of the former Stanley Royd Hospital, now Parklands Manor.
Image: © Mike Kirby
Taken: 11 Mar 2009
0.07 miles