TF0443 : Rauceby Hospital site
near to Quarrington, Lincolnshire, Great Britain
Rauceby Hospital site
Rauceby Hospital was a large mental hospital close to Sleaford, Lincolnshire, and was originally called Kesteven County Asylum.
The Asylum, which started in 1894, but didn't open until 1897. The grounds covered some 115 acres. Construction finished in 1902 and opened in June of that year to patients.
The hospital was taken over by the RAF in June 1940 as No.4 RAF Hospital Rauceby - a Crash and Burns Unit for the pilots in Lincolnshire. Existing patients were transferred to neighbouring institutions. RAF Cranwell's medical unit ran the hospital.
There are two grave yards, opposite the old staff houses to the rear of the hospital. Most of the stones were moved to the sides in the 1960s.
The hospital closed in 1997 and stood unused for several years. It was featured on Restoration Nation as a showcase of these types of building and what happens to them when they fall into disuse.
New homes are now being built but the locations is now "Devessey Meadows" Willoughby Road, Greylees, Lincolnshire. With 2,4,5 and 6 bedroom homes from £123,995
The Asylum, which started in 1894, but didn't open until 1897. The grounds covered some 115 acres. Construction finished in 1902 and opened in June of that year to patients.
The hospital was taken over by the RAF in June 1940 as No.4 RAF Hospital Rauceby - a Crash and Burns Unit for the pilots in Lincolnshire. Existing patients were transferred to neighbouring institutions. RAF Cranwell's medical unit ran the hospital.
There are two grave yards, opposite the old staff houses to the rear of the hospital. Most of the stones were moved to the sides in the 1960s.
The hospital closed in 1997 and stood unused for several years. It was featured on Restoration Nation as a showcase of these types of building and what happens to them when they fall into disuse.
New homes are now being built but the locations is now "Devessey Meadows" Willoughby Road, Greylees, Lincolnshire. With 2,4,5 and 6 bedroom homes from £123,995
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2007
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- Photographer
- Ken Brockway (find more nearby)
- Image classification
- Geograph (First for TF0443)
- Date Taken
- Saturday, 10 March, 2007 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 10 March, 2007
- Category
- Building site (more nearby)
- Subject Location
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TF 042 437 [100m precision]
WGS84: 52:58.8636N 0:26.9494W - Photographer Location
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OSGB36: TF 042 436
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- North-northwest (about 337 degrees)
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