Explore
I live a relatively short distance from this so I had to take the opportunity to visit this beautiful building before it becomes even more derelict! Went with 2 non members and had a good wander around early one morning. Shame there wasn't more equipment to shoot but still an enjoyable explore.
History (extracts from wikipedia and another site)
The main building and the lodge, designed by Norman Shaw in 1868, are Grade II listed building, as is the lodge.
The hospital opened in 1869 to provide a place for patients treated at Leeds General Infirmary to continue their recovery. John Metcalfe Smith of Beckett’s Bank donated a large sum towards the £10,000 cost and the remote rural area of Cookridge was chosen as an ideal location for recuperation. During the First World War it was requisitioned to care for wounded servicemen and assumed a similar role during World War Two. From 1952 Cookridge specialised in the treatment of cancer but closed in January 2008 to be replaced by a new £220 million cancer centre at the Bexley Wing of St. James’s Hospital.
Pictures
I live a relatively short distance from this so I had to take the opportunity to visit this beautiful building before it becomes even more derelict! Went with 2 non members and had a good wander around early one morning. Shame there wasn't more equipment to shoot but still an enjoyable explore.
History (extracts from wikipedia and another site)
The main building and the lodge, designed by Norman Shaw in 1868, are Grade II listed building, as is the lodge.
The hospital opened in 1869 to provide a place for patients treated at Leeds General Infirmary to continue their recovery. John Metcalfe Smith of Beckett’s Bank donated a large sum towards the £10,000 cost and the remote rural area of Cookridge was chosen as an ideal location for recuperation. During the First World War it was requisitioned to care for wounded servicemen and assumed a similar role during World War Two. From 1952 Cookridge specialised in the treatment of cancer but closed in January 2008 to be replaced by a new £220 million cancer centre at the Bexley Wing of St. James’s Hospital.
Pictures
The first corridor
No idea what this could be!
Love in an elevator
Memories from the staff before the move to St James
The canteen
One of the wards
The building next door, I think this is the IDA ward
Outside shot
No idea what this could be!
Love in an elevator
Memories from the staff before the move to St James
The canteen
One of the wards
The building next door, I think this is the IDA ward
Outside shot
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