runwell

1937 2021 This place needs no introduction. This was a pretty small and brief explore but I thought it would still be worth posting an update given Runwell being a bit of a classic. THE HISTORY St. Luke's chapel was constructed alongside the rest of Runwell Hospital in 1937 and designed...

The History This place doesn't need a whole lot of introduction, but it was perhaps the last ever purpose-built county asylum whilst never officially named so, given that such phrasing was dated by this time. The foundation stone was lain in 1934 and began taking patients in 1936 as Runwell...

The asylum is now part demolished and renovated. There is a photo included of the renovated building, apologies for the bad quality and lighting. The same fate is to happen to the chapel so I'm glad I got to see it pre renovation and get a sense of the history. History: "The foundation stone...