1838 Workhouse (Poor House) by bulldog

1838 Workhouse (Poor House)

I had never noticed this building before it just caught my eye today, so I took the shot and looked it up.

This description has been taken from the Amersham history web site:
The central flint and brick building designed by George Gilbert Scott was built in 1838 in Tudor style with unknapped (not split to show the dark stone inside) flints and red brick. It was originally the Workhouse for the Amersham Union of Parishes and then became Amersham Hospital. As part of the Hospital Private Finance Initiative, when a new hospital was built recently the old part was converted into private apartments. The building together with the gatehouse and the front boundary wall are all listed grade II.

Interesting and lovely, but a workhouse and then hospital history could make the current tenants have some great ghost stories
July 17th, 2016  
Fabulous building. It is probably a lot less daunting now than it was in the 1800s as a workhouse.
July 17th, 2016  
A wonderful building with interesting features and designs. Great capture but I couldn't live there with ghosts from the past.
July 17th, 2016  
Great find. I bet it's full of all sorts of stories!
July 17th, 2016  
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