St George's Hospital, Stafford

The hospital, which was designed by Joseph Potter using an early corridor layout, opened as the Stafford General Asylum in October 1818.^[2] New buildings to the rear of the main structure were completed in 1850.^[2] A new female block was added in 1879 and a similar male block was added in 1884.^[2] The hospital became Stafford Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as St George's Hospital in 1948.^[3]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the need and desire for huge asylum style hospitals reduced and the main building closed in 1995.^[2] It was subsequently converted into apartments as St George's Mansions.^[4][5][6] The inpatient psychiatric facility was moved next door into more modern units with individual bedrooms and recreational facilities.^[7]

• Listed buildings in Stafford (Outer Area)