Monument record 2224/1 - St John's Home, Wellingborough Road

St John's Home (formerly known as St John's hospital) near Weston Favell was opened with money from the compulsory purchase of the medieval hospital site in the 1800s to build St John's Railway Station. (Some of the medieval hospital buildings still stand at the bottom of Bridge Street.) Originally a convalescent hospital, it was used in the First World War as a home for wounded soldiers and again in the Second World War as a maternity hospital. It became an old people's home in 1958.

{1} A successor to the St.John's hospital at the bottom of Bridge Street, Northampton, it was opened with money from the compulsory purchase of the original hospital site for the St. John's Railway Station in the 1800s. Originally a convalescent hospital, it was used in WWI as a home for wounded soldiers and in WWII as a maternity hospital. It became an old people's home from 1958.

<1> Smith G., 2006, County Tales: Story Behind the Building, (checked) (Newspaper cuttings). SNN107525.

<2> Brosnan A., 2013, Tribute To Those Who Served In Wartime, (checked) (Newspaper cuttings). SNN108509.

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Feb 27 2026 3:44PM