St Audry's Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Melton, Suffolk, England.
| St Audry's Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The former St Audry's Hospital converted into residences (photo 2009) | |
  Shown in Suffolk | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Melton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°07′00″N 1°20′07″E / 52.1168°N 1.3354°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Long-stay psychiatric |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1827 |
| Closed | 1993 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility has its origins in a house of industry which was acquired by the county authority in Suffolk in 1827 and converted into a lunatic asylum in 1829.[1] The asylum was re-modeled to a design by Scott and Moffatt in 1844.[1] A chapel was added in 1862, additional ward pavilions were built in an echelon formation in the 1870s and two more ward blocks were completed in 1904.[1]
The facility became St Audry's Hospital for Mental Diseases in 1917.[2] The hospital was closed in 1993,[1] and converted for use as residences. The administration block with the main entrance has been a Grade II listed building since 11 June 1985,[3] and the South Entrance Pavilion has been Grade II listed since 14 November 1997.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "St Audry's Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "St Audry's Hospital, Woodbridge". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "St Audreys Hospital Administration [sic] Block, Melton". British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "South Entrance Pavilion at St Audrys Hospital, Melton". British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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