1Built in 1912 and designed by Henry Sandy, the hospital was planned on the pavilion system in three, one-storey blocks. The centre block provided the administration department.
Built in 1912 and designed by Henry Sandy, the hospital was planned on the pavilion system in three, one-storey blocks. The centre block provided the administration department.
1 Site of isolation hospital marked on OS map of 1922.
The site of an isolation hospital which was built during the Imperial period. The site is located 100m north of Hill Crest Lodge. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey map of 1922.
Here – as promised on our Twitter ‘Silver Takeover’ last week – are some photos of the early buildings of St Cross Hospital in Rugby.
Nursing home precursor of St Cross
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This almshouse was founded in 1529 by William Ford, a wool merchant, for five men and their wives. The Hospital came under threat after the Reformation, with the crown claiming ...
There are two sets of almshouses in Mancetter.
Cramer’s Almshouses
These were founded by James Cramer, a local man who made his fortune in London as a goldsmith. The building was erected ...