2014

SJ8989 : Shaw Heath

taken 10 years ago, near to Stockport, England

This is 1 of 6 images, with title Shaw Heath in this square
Shaw Heath
Shaw Heath
Part of the B5465 which forms a southern bypass around Stockport linking the A560 to the A6. On the right, behind the white wall, lies the abandoned St Thomas' Hospital. On the corner is a gatepost SJ8989 : Hollands Mill gate post to the Hollands Mill, demolished in 2007, the site of which is behind the photographer.
Stockport Workhouse/St Thomas' Hospital

The new Stockport Union Workhouse was erected in 1841. It was designed by Henry Bowman who was also responsible for the Congleton workhouse. It was built at Shaw Heath and was intended to accommodate up to 690 inmates.

The workhouse comprised a two-storey entrance block facing the main road at the south-west. Assorted other buildings were subsequently added at each side. The main accommodation building stood to the rear. It was a substantial red-brick building, largely four storeys high. Males were accommodated at the north side and females at the south. Children's quarters and school rooms were located in cross wings at each end of the main block, with the area to the front containing enclosed boys' and girls' exercise yards. To the rear, the men's and women's sides were divided by the kitchens, dining-hall and bakery. A wash-house and drying ground for laundering linen and clothes were located at the women's side, while a smithy and pig-sties were placed at the men's side.

In 1905, a new office and board-room block was erected at the west of the workhouse site at the corner of Flint Street.

A plan of the workhouse in 1851 and photographs by Peter Higginbotham dated 2001 and 2006 can be found on the Workhouses website LinkExternal link

After 1912, the workhouse was officially known as Stockport Poor Law Institution. It later became Shaw Heath Hospital, then from 1954 was known as St Thomas' Hospital. The hospital finally closed in 2003 and the site acquired by Stockport College as part of their campus expansion LinkExternal link Although planned for completion in 2011, the buildings remain derelict (2014).

The main building is Grade II listed LinkExternal link


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Geographical Context: Roads, Road transport Road: B5465 Former: Hospital Workhouse other tags: B Road (Classified B) Bypass Gatepost Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Shaw Heath [113] · St Thomas' Hospital [28] · Part of the B5465 [8] Other Photos: · Hollands Mill Gatepost Title Clusters: · Shaw Heath [6] ·
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SJ8989, 777 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Gerald England   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Monday, 10 February, 2014   (more nearby)
Submitted
Saturday, 15 February, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8941 8942 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:24.0897N 2:9.6445W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SJ 8945 8940
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Northwest (about 315 degrees)
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