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St Matthew's Hospital
St Matthew's Hospital was a mental health facility on Farewell Lane, Burntwood, Staffordshire, England. History The hospital, which was designed by William Lambie Moffatt in the Rundbogenstil, Rundbogenstil style using a corridor layout, opened as the Second Staffordshire County Asylum in December 1864. A new dining and recreation hall were added in 1889, an extension to the female wing was added in 1897 and a corresponding extension to the male wing was added in 1898. It became Burntwood Mental Hospital in the 1920s and it saw the creation of an Emergency Medical Services hutted hospital to west of the main building during the World War II, Second World War before joining the National Health Service as St Matthew's Hospital in 1948. After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in March 1995. Although most of the buildings were demolished, the administration building was subsequently converted into apartm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burntwood
Burntwood is a former mining town and civil parish in the Lichfield District in Staffordshire, England, approximately west of Lichfield and north east of Brownhills. The town had a population of 26,049 and forms part of Lichfield district. The town forms one of the largest urbanised parishes in England. Samuel Johnson opened an academy in nearby Edial in 1736. The town is home to the smallest park (opened to commemorate the marriage of the Prince of Wales in 1863) in the UK, Prince's Park, which is located next to Christ Church on the junction of Farewell Lane and Church Road. The town expanded in the nineteenth century around the coal mining industry. Areas of Burntwood are Boney Hay, Chase Terrace, Chasetown, Gorstey Lea and Burntwood Green. Nearby places are Brownhills, Cannock, Cannock Wood, Norton Canes, Gentleshaw, Pipehill, Muckley Corner, Hammerwich and Lichfield. In July 2009 a Burntwood man, Terry Herbert, discovered a hoard of Saxon treasure with a metal d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
