St Audry's Hospital

St Audry's Hospital

Photo 2009
Geography
Location Melton, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Long-stay psychiatric
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
History
Founded A hospital from about 1917, previously an asylum
Closed 1993 (approx)
Links
Lists Hospitals in England

St Audry's Hospital, Melton, Suffolk, England was known as a psychiatric hospital from about 1917 having previously been an asylum that was founded in 1827.[1] The hospital was closed in about 1993,[2] 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]

References

  1. ↑ "St Audry's Hospital, Woodbridge". The National Archives. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
  2. ↑ "Suffolk County Asylum: St. Audry's Hospital". www.countyasylums.com. 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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