Monument record 210/1 - Brixworth RDC Isolation Hospital

The hospital, consisting of a single-storey, red brick ward block with detached laundry and mortuary block, was built in 1912-1913. A cottage was added in 1914 but the whole site is now divided into houses.

[3] In August 2025, Cotswold Archaeology undertook a Historic Building Recording at 44-46 Moulton Road. The building comprises a pair of semi-detached bungalows that were originally constructed as the Brixworth RDC Isolation Hospital (Fever Hospital). The building is considered a non-designated heritage asset.

The purpose-built Brixworth RDC Hospital was constructed by the Brixworth Rural District Council in 1912-1913, and opened in June 1913. It was built on land donated for free by a local couple, Mr and Mrs Adams, and constructed by a local builder, Mr R. W. Buswell of Moulton. The tender included £37 for a nine inch cavity wall construction. The building was of a relatively simple one-storey design in a typical brick-built Edwardian style, designed to resemble a small domestic building. The hospital was built with ward rooms to provide eight patient beds, a sterilisation room or rooms, accommodation for staff and nurses, a kitchen, and other storage rooms/ancillary spaces. A detached laundry and mortuary block was located to the north-east of the hospital building and was demolished in the late 20th century.

Infection numbers dwindled in the 1940s due to the successful use of vaccinations; during the Second World War, the hospital was used to house evacuee families. The hospital closed down in the 1950s when the Northampton General Hospital became the main hospital for the Northampton area, and the hospital was converted into two residential bungalows. The building originally had a central entrance door to its south-west elevation, but two separate entrance doors were created to access the two bungalows. This, alongside some changes to the windows and external openings.

In subsequent years, the hospital’s historic planform appears to have remained relatively intact, with the exception of some small extensions to the south-west part of the building. It is also likely that some internal walls and openings were altered to create the two bungalows. The building has otherwise been extensively refurbished and decorated over the years, and there are few remaining features dating to the original construction of the building. The notable surviving features comprise two surviving fireplaces. Some of the windows appear to be original to the 1912 build, and the typology of the three timber batten and ledge doors to the north-west and north-east elevations suggests they are also probably of 1912-1913 date.

<1> Richardson H. (Editor), 1998, English Hospitals 1660-1948: A Survey of Their Architecture and Design, (unchecked) (Book). SNN62723.

<2> Historic England, Undated, BRIXWORTH ISOLATION HOSPITAL, HOLCOT, BF100415 (Archive). SNN115710.

<3> Hannah Blackmore, 2025, 44-46 Moulton Road Holcot, Northamptonshire: Historic Building Investigation and Recording (Report). SNN116998.

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Mar 3 2026 1:07PM