Key Words :- workhouse

Address :- Sudbury, Suffolk
Grid Ref :- TL 87004 41404
Co-ordinates :- Lat 52.039492 , Long 0.725155
Local Authority :- Babergh District Council
Pre 1974 County :- Suffolk
Site Status :- Site extant - No Protection
Site Dates :- 1837 -

Description and History of Site:-
Opened in 1837 at a cost of £7,110, architect and builder John Brown of Norwich. Housed 400 inmates.

Taken over in 1929 by West Suffolk C.C. and evolved into a local hospital by 1946.
2018 - closed as a hospital for redevelopment as residential accommodation.

Further Reading and References:-
https://sudburysociety.org.uk/unlisted-building/walnuttree-lane-st-gregorys-place/
https://www.workhouses.org.uk/Sudbury/

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