Description

SU 73 NW ALTON CHAWTON PARK ROAD
(North, off)
903/4/10022
The Museum at Lord Mayor
Treloar Hospital

GV II

Museum, now store. c.1912, altered late C20. Rubble flint walling with redbrick dressings. Lead roof. Single storey. Octagonal plan. Chamfered brick plinth and quoins.
North entrance front has large double plank doors in chamfered brick surround with hanging lantern above. Alternate side facades have single 2-light pointed arch windows in chamfered brick surrounds.
This building originally had brick battlements, which have been removed.
This small structure was built by patients of the Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital as part of their practical rehabilitation and training to allow them to support themselves after being discharged. This building is listed for its historic associations with the pioneering rehabilitation work carried out here under the guidance of the first Director, Sir Henry Gauvain.

Listing NGR: SU7092839639

External Links

• Historic England Listing
• Wikidata Q26423484

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Recommended Books

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  Staffordshire (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Georgian Style and Design for Contemporary Living
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  Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990
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  Somerset: North and Bristol: The Buildings of England (Pevsner Architectural Guides) (Pevsner Architectural Guides: Buildings of England)
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  Period property manual, victorian house manual 2 books collection set by ian rock
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  Building Small Projects (New Best of Fine Woodworking)