NHER 7416 (Building record) - St Michael's Hospital (formerly Aylsham Union Workhouse), Aylsham

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Summary

This is a former workhouse that has been converted into a hospital. The workhouse was designed by Donthorne, and built in 1849, and is the only surviving urban workhouse by this Norfolk-born architect. The building has a tall centre block with octagonal turrets with cupolas. Behind this there is a central octagonal dome. There are low side wings and a Tudor- style chapel as well as more recent outbuildings and extensions.

Protected Status/Designation

Listed Building (II) 1306685: ST MICHAEL'S HOSPITAL

Location

Map sheet	TG12NE
Civil Parish	AYLSHAM, BROADLAND, NORFOLK

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March 1978. Visit.
Former workhouse by Donthorne, 1849. Tall centre block with octagonal turrets bearing cupolas; behind, octagonal dome. Low wings with Tudor style chapel. Excellent condition.
E. Rose (NAU), 21 March 1978.

Only surviving example of Donthorne's urban workhouses and of a workhouse built on the fringe of its town. See notes by J. Lodey (NLA) in file.
E. Rose (NLA), 27 November 2000.

October 2004. Desk Based Assessment.
Air photographs of the site reveal former trackways and field boundaries around the area. The building was constructed in 1849 and later became a hospital which was enlarged in recent decades by wings and outbuildings.
See report (S1) for further details.
M. Dennis (NLA), 29 September 2005.

January 2007.
For plans as existing and as proposed, see file.
D. Gurney (NLA), 2 January 2007.

Associated Sources (9)

--- SNF12755 Aerial Photograph: TG1826 C-E,F,Q,R.
--- SNF66349 Map: Purcell Miller Tritton. 2006. As existing and as proposed plans.
--- SNF58263 Monograph: Pevsner, N. and Wilson, B. 1997. Norfolk 1: Norwich and North-East. The Buildings of England. 2nd Edition. p 369.
--- SNF54265 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1997-2001. [Photographs of St Michael's Hospital].
--- SNF83516 Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 2011. The legacy of Aylsham's "workhouse architect". 18 November.
--- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
--- SNF8804 Secondary File: Secondary File.
--- SNF101534 Website: Higgenbotham, P. [unknown]. The Workhouse. The story of an institution. https://www.workhouses.org.uk/. 27 April 2022. Aylsham [Accessed 27 APR 2022].
<S1> SNF54267 Unpublished Contractor Report: Penn, K. 2004. An Archaeological Desk Based Survey of St Michael's Hospital, Aylsham, Norfolk. Norfolk Archaeological Unit. 986 Rev1.

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Record last edited

Apr 28 2022 11:16AM