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St Mary’s Hospital, Bramley Union Workhouse, Leeds
Bramley Union workhouse opened 1870 at Green Hill Lane, Hill Top, Armley, extensions 1870, 1895 and 1904. Maternity work begun in 1918. Re-named St Mary’s on abolition of poor law Boards of Guardians, 1929. 1934 transferred to control of Corporation’s Health Committee as municipal hospital. New maternity unit opened 1944.
Created: Fri, 1 Apr 2016, Updated: Fri, 1 Apr 2016
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