St Audry's Hospital

St Audry's Hospital was a psychiatric hospital in Melton, Suffolk, England.

St Audry's Hospital
St Audry's Hospital in 2009
Shown in Suffolk
Geography
LocationMelton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates52.1168°N 1.3354°E / 52.1168; 1.3354
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeLong-stay psychiatric
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1827
Closed1993
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The 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.[3] The administration block with the main entrance has been a Grade II listed building since 11 June 1985,[4] and the South Entrance Pavilion has been Grade II listed since 14 November 1997.[5]

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References
  1. "St Audry's Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
  2. "St Audry's Hospital, Woodbridge". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  3. Levy, Andrew (11 March 2011). "Skeletons scattered around grounds of former psychiatric hospital chapel after workmen dig up '20th century' graves". Daily Mail. London.
  4. "St Audreys Hospital Administration [sic] Block, Melton". British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  5. "South Entrance Pavilion at St Audrys Hospital, Melton". British Listed Buildings Online. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
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