NHER 34340 (Building record) - Cromer Cottage Hospital

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Summary

A cottage hospital designed by Boardman in the early 1930s, in the Dutch style. The hospital is an important late example of the idea that cottage hospitals should be picturesque rather than institutional. In 2007 proposals to list the hospital were reviewed.

Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

Location

Map sheet TG24SW
Civil Parish CROMER, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK

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1930 to 1932 by Boardman.
Dutch style with shaped gables and hipped roofs of red pantiles.
Contained both public and private wards, with kitchens, operating theatre and offices all in blocks linked by corridors. Important as a late example of the idea that cottage hospitals should be 'picturesque' to resemble a cottage rather than an institution.
See (S1).
E. Rose (NLA), 9 April 1999.

See (S2) for review of proposal for listing.

August 2010. Historic Building Recording.
Recording undertaken prior to rebuilding of hospital.
See report (S3), which includes photographic survey, Wilson Compton report and structural condition survey report.
S. Howard (NLA), 19 August 2010. Amended by P. Watkins (HES), 16 April 2015.

  • --- Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2012. Historic arch at old hospital crumbles. 1 May.
  • <S1> Publication: Richardson, H.. 1998. English Hospitals 1600-1948. p 53.
  • <S2> Unpublished Contractor Report: Purcell Miller Tritton. 2007. Cromer Hospital. Review of Proposal for Listing. Purcell Miller Tritton.
  • <S3> Unpublished Report: Purcell Miller Tritton. 2010. Historic Building Recording Pro Forma Report. Cromer Hospital. Historic Building Recording.

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Record last edited

Dec 19 2017 1:21PM

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