Monument record 1160/441/17 - Mortuary, St Edmund's Hospital

Originally the site now occupied by the mortuary was occupied by three small structures, the dead-house, wash-house and disinfecting room. The mortuary was in existence as a single structure by 1938, though without its south wing, which was added between 1962-71.

{1} Originally the site now occupied by the mortuary was occupied by three small structures, the dead-house, wash-house and disinfecting room. The mortuary was in existence as a single structure by 1938, though without its south wing, which was added between 1962-71. As the building is harled (rendered) externally, it is impossible to tell if the main part of the structure includes elements of the earlier structures, or a single entity. The roof is a mono-pitch, clad in slate.
Intrernally the west half of the building comprises the mortuary itself, a tiled room including a corpse refrigerator capable of holding six bodies. The east part comprises a small vestibule and partly panelled chapel of rest.

<1> Zeepvat B., 2004, Historic Building Survey: St Edmund's Hospital, Wellingborough Road, Northampton, p.32 (checked) (Report). SNN104796.

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Jun 12 2026 11:32AM