St Gerards orthopaedic hospital 2011

[Stealthstar79]

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St. Gerard’s Hospital was built as a hospital originally serving the recently established Boys’ Home and all poor Catholic children in the Birmingham Diocese, after it became clear that many of the children in the home were also in poor health due to their backgrounds. The Birmingham Diocesan Rescue Society for the Protection of Homeless and Friendless Catholic Children was established in 1902 with Father Hudson as its first Secretary and Administrator.

Designed by Henry Sandy, it opened in 1913. The Hospital was used in the First World War as a VAD hospital for wounded soldiers; after the war it specialised in TB and orthopaedic services and eventually became established as the Warwickshire Orthopaedic Hospital, finally closing in 1988.
Now demolished....

 

[BTP Liam]

Nice, we dont get places with stuff left in like that these days

 

[BikinGlynn]

Stunning that, I agree with the above there is very few with anything decent like that left in em, very well taken.