"The Workhouse"
There's not much I can say about Lluesty hospital that hasn't been said already, it's a very well known location that I'm sure most of you have heard of, if not explored it yourselves. Despite the countless pictures and videos of the Victorian building I wanted to write my own report on the building as it holds a special place in my heart with it being the first place I ever went urbexing. So while my report certainly Isn't the first on this place, I still hope you enjoy it.
History
Lluesty was originally built around the later half of the 1830's and was originally built as a workhouse. This workhouse was built to house 400 workers, otherwise know as inmates. The building followed the style popular at the time know as a cruciform layout. This layout allowed for inmates to be separated dependent on social standing and health. There was an extension to the site around 1902 which added an infirmary, a sign of things to come, this infirmary however saw extensive use between 1917 to 1919 with it being commandeered by the military for the soldiers wounded in the first world war, treating over 400 military personal.
In 1948 the workhouse became part of the National Health Service, becoming Lluesty General Hospital, this remained the same until 2008 when Lluesty finally shut its doors, remaining derelict to this date.
Something to note, when I recently went to visit family in Holywell I noticed that there was fresh fences and a few construction buildings, although I'm not sure what is happening as I don't live in the area anymore.
Hope you enjoyed,
Much love,
BlueStone
There's not much I can say about Lluesty hospital that hasn't been said already, it's a very well known location that I'm sure most of you have heard of, if not explored it yourselves. Despite the countless pictures and videos of the Victorian building I wanted to write my own report on the building as it holds a special place in my heart with it being the first place I ever went urbexing. So while my report certainly Isn't the first on this place, I still hope you enjoy it.
History
Lluesty was originally built around the later half of the 1830's and was originally built as a workhouse. This workhouse was built to house 400 workers, otherwise know as inmates. The building followed the style popular at the time know as a cruciform layout. This layout allowed for inmates to be separated dependent on social standing and health. There was an extension to the site around 1902 which added an infirmary, a sign of things to come, this infirmary however saw extensive use between 1917 to 1919 with it being commandeered by the military for the soldiers wounded in the first world war, treating over 400 military personal.
In 1948 the workhouse became part of the National Health Service, becoming Lluesty General Hospital, this remained the same until 2008 when Lluesty finally shut its doors, remaining derelict to this date.
Something to note, when I recently went to visit family in Holywell I noticed that there was fresh fences and a few construction buildings, although I'm not sure what is happening as I don't live in the area anymore.
Hope you enjoyed,
Much love,
BlueStone
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