St Andrew's Hospital, Norwich

St Andrew's Hospital was a mental health facility in Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk, England. The main building survives and it is a Grade II listed building.[1]

St Andrew's Hospital
St Andrew's Hospital
St Andrew's Hospital, Norwich is located in Norfolk
St Andrew's Hospital, Norwich
Shown in Norfolk
Geography
LocationNorwich, England
Coordinates52°37′39″N 1°22′00″E / 52.6276°N 1.3668°E / 52.6276; 1.3668
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1814
Closed1998
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

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The hospital, which was designed by Francis Stone using an early corridor layout, opened as the Norfolk County Asylum in May 1814.[2] Wings to the ward blocks, designed by John Brown, were added in 1849 and a large auxiliary building for chronic patients, designed by Robinson Cornish and Gaymer, was completed in 1881.[2] The hospital was requisitioned for military use as the Norfolk War Hospital during the First World War and was then renamed the Norfolk County Mental Hospital in 1919.[2]

The hospital joined the National Health Service as St Andrew's Hospital in 1948.[3] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in April 1998.[2] The main buildings were subsequently converted into apartments as St Andrew's Park.[2]

Northside

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Northside is unlisted and was designed in 1881; in 2012, two thirds of it were demolished but the clock tower, two ranges on either side, the former mortuary and pavilion were kept.[4] In October 2023 there was a fire which was believed to be arson.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Historic England. "St Andrew's Hospital (1372707)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e "St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe". County Asylums. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ "St Andrew's Hospital, Norwich". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Building of the Month November 2023: Former St Andrews Asylum, Northside, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, Norfolk NR7 0HT". Save Britain's Heritage. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Fire at St Andrew's Hospital, Thorpe St Andrew, believed to be arson". BBC. Retrieved 28 November 2023.