Former Parish Hospital at Stoke-on-Trent Union Workhouse

A new Stoke-upon-Trent Poor Law Parish was formed on 30th April 1836, governed by an elected Board of 24 Guardians. The new Union had had a population of 37,220 in the 1831 census, and a poor-relief expenditure of £11,550 for the period 1833-5. The existing parish workhouse was taken over by the new administration.

It was found that many of the people who sought admission were in a bad state of health, and from that cause unable to work to keep themselves; and then again, many of the inmates, being aged and infirm, sickness was a common occurrence with them; so it was found necessary to have a separate place for dealing with this particular branch of the Guardians' work. In 1842, east of the standing structure was built the Parish Hospital.

This was arranged to hold about 80 patients, and was found a very valuable addition to the Workhouse.

Peter Higginbotham

Former parish hospital at Stoke-on-Trent Union Workhouse

In the entablature of the entrance architrave, an inscription:
"Stoke-on-Trent Parish Hospital erected AD 1842"

photos: © Peter Higginbotham  2001
 

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Former parish hospital at Stoke-on-Trent Union Workhouse, now part of the City General Hospital. 1842.

Brick with plain tiled roof. 2-storeyed, 7 bays (1-5-1) with advanced outer bays with windows with stone architraves. Entrance in centre of main range, squared doorway in stone architrave with stressed quoins, and lugged architrave to window over.

In the entablature of the entrance architrave, an inscription: "Stoke-on-Trent Parish Hospital erected AD 1842". Flanking windows 12-pane sashes with flat arched stuccoed heads, the ground floor windows renewed in original openings. Axial stacks.

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