NHER 48926 (Monument record) - Kelling Hospital
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TG03NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KELLING, NORTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
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Full Description
Pulmonary tuberculosis hospital, 1903. Buildings of flint and brick; the administration building has a gabled projecting bay containing three giant blank lancets, within the centre of which is the entrance with window above. Single storey castellated bay window to the left, two storey bay window to the right. Original ward buildings were two storeyed of flint and brick; revolving wooden chalets were used.
Newspaper articles (S1) and (S2) quote published work (S3) as saying this was the first tuberculosis sanatorium for working men; however a 1998 RCHME architectural survey (S4) states that the first such hospital was in Manchester, 1884 followed by “a farm at Downham, Norfolk” in 1898, and Nayland 1899, whereas the revolving chalets were invented at Mundesley 1900.
E. Rose (NLA), 22 September 2006.
Associated Sources (6)
- --- SNF86523 Recording Form: Heywood, S. 2004. Norfolk County Council Site Visit Record - Kelling Hospital, Chapel and Crincle Crankle Wall.
- --- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
- <S1> SNF70110 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2000. Hospital that dared tackled TB. 4 September.
- <S2> SNF70111 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2001. TB visionaries. 9 April.
- <S3> SNF70112 Publication: Slator, J. 2000. Kelling Hospital. The First Sanatorium for Working Men.
- <S4> SNF70113 Monograph: Richardson, H. (ed). 1998. English Hospitals 1660-1948. Royal Commission On The Historical Monuments Of England.
Site and Feature Types and Periods (1)
Object Types (0)
Related NHER Records (1)
Record last edited
Aug 8 2023 6:06PM