Hellesdon Hospital

The hospital has its origins in the Norwich Pauper Asylum which was established near the St. Augustine's gate area of Norwich in 1828.^[1] These facilities became inadequate and a new purpose-built hospital was designed by Richard Phipson using a corridor plan layout.^[1] It was opened as the Norwich Borough Asylum in 1880.^[1] An extension for male patients was completed in around 1900 and a similar one for female patients was completed in around 1920.^[1]

It became the Norwich City Mental Hospital in the 1920s and it joined the National Health Service as Hellesdon Hospital in 1948.^[2] Modern facilities have been added at the rear of the hospital but the main accommodation block remains in use.^[1]

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