Building record 7203/0/80 - Rushden Memorial Clinic, Hayway
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Summary
Former house built 1890-95 for a local boot & shoe family, the Claridge's. The house was purchased from the family by the Rushden Hospital Committee and officially opened as the Rushden Memorial Hospital in 1949 in memory of local people who lost their lives in WW2. Later known as the Rushden Memorial Clinic.
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Type and Period (2)
Full Description
{1} Built for Ebenezer Claridge in between 1890-5 as a private house. [Ebenezer Claridge owned the Boot and shoe factory on Rectory Road - HER No. 7203/81]. Plans for the proposed conversion to the hospital in the late 1940s show treatment rooms on the ground floor with wards on the first and second floors. Intended to be a cottage hospital, by 1951 it was a clinic for out-patients. Closed in 2011.
{2} Level 3 building recording survey was carried out prior to conversion and extension to create 11 flats.
<1> Hollomon, M, 2008, Memorial Hospital (Website). SNN111917.
<2> Cook, S, 2020, Rushden Memorial Clinic, Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire: Historic Building Recording (Report). SNN112668.
Sources/Archives (2)
- <1>XY SNN111917 Website: Hollomon, M. 2008. Memorial Hospital. https://www.rushdenheritage.co.uk/health/Memorial-Clinic-mainpage.html. [Mapped feature: #82613 Extent of building, ]
- <2> SNN112668 Report: Cook, S. 2020. Rushden Memorial Clinic, Hayway, Rushden, Northamptonshire: Historic Building Recording. One Ten Archaeology. One Ten Archaeology.
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Location
| Grid reference | Centred SP 9543 6768 (21m by 27m) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | RUSHDEN, North Northamptonshire (formerly East Northants District) |
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Other Statuses/References
- None recorded
Record last edited
Feb 20 2025 3:59PM
