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Farleigh Hospital
Hob Uid: 1367242
Location : North Somerset Flax Bourton
Grid Ref : ST5180169549
Summary : Farleigh Hospital, which was also known as Bedminster Union Workhouse and the Long Ashton Union Workhouse, was built in 1837-1838 and was designed by the architects George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. The building, first known as Bedminster Union Workhouse, is located on Old Weston Road at Flax Bourton and is made up of three parallel blocks of a single storey entranceway, a main building with a central hub and in infirmary at the rear of the complex. A chapel was added to the complex in 1860 which was designed by the architect John Norton which was dedicated to St George. An isolation hospital was built between 1870 and 1890, and has since been demolished.The institution was renamed Long Ashton Union Workhouse in 1899. The workhouse came to be known as Cambridge House between 1929 and 1956 when it was run as a psychiatric hospital by Somerset County Council. The building was redeveloped around 2005 to become offices.
More information : Farleigh Hospital, which was also known as Bedminster Union Workhouse and the Long Ashton Union Workhouse, was built in 1837-1838 and was designed by the architects George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt. The building, first known as Bedminster Union Workhouse, is located on Old Weston Road at Flax Bourton and is made up of three parallel blocks of a single storey entranceway, a main building with a central hub and in infirmary at the rear of the complex. A chapel was added to the complex in 1860 which was designed by the architect John Norton which was dedicated to St George. An isolation hospital was built between 1870 and 1890, and has since been demolished. The institution was renamed Long Ashton Union Workhouse in 1899. The workhouse came to be known as Cambridge House between 1929 and 1956 when it was run as a psychiatric hospital by Somerset County Council. The building was redeveloped around 2005 to become offices. (1-2) Farleigh Hospital and the Church of St George are grade II listed buildings. For further details on the designation see the statutory data. (3) At the time of amending this record in 2012, access to information on the designation noted in source 3 above is available via the National Heritage List for England. (4) The National Grid Reference for the site is: ST5180169549 (5)

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Source details : The Workhouse, [Accessed 10-JUL-2012]
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Source details : North Somerset, 27-Jun-1974
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Source details : The National Heritage List for England, Farleigh Hospital and the Church of St George, [Accessed 10-JUL-2012]
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Source details : 1:1250, 2008
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Monument Types:

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1860
Monument End Date : 1860
Monument Start Date : 1860
Monument Type : Workhouse, Chapel
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built 1870-90
Monument End Date : 1890
Monument Start Date : 1870
Monument Type : Workhouse, Infectious Diseases Hospital
Evidence : Demolished Building

Monument Period Name : Post Medieval
Display Date : Built last quarter C19
Monument End Date : 1900
Monument Start Date : 1875
Monument Type : Workhouse, Infirmary
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : Victorian
Display Date : Built 1838
Monument End Date : 1838
Monument Start Date : 1838
Monument Type : Workhouse, Infirmary, Workshop, Wash House
Evidence : Extant Building

Monument Period Name : 20th Century
Display Date : Change of use by 1932
Monument End Date : 1932
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Monument Type : Learning Disability Hospital
Evidence : Extant Building

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External Cross Reference Source : NBR Index Number
External Cross Reference Number : 100899
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External Cross Reference Source : Listed Building List Entry Legacy Uid
External Cross Reference Number : 33480
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External Cross Reference Source : Unified Designation System UID
External Cross Reference Number : 1137793
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External Cross Reference Source : National Monuments Record Number
External Cross Reference Number : ST 56 NW 52
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Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1991-01-01
End Date : 1994-12-31

Associated Activities :
Activity type : ARCHITECTURAL SURVEY
Start Date : 1995-11-14
End Date : 1995-11-14

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Activity type : MEASURED SURVEY
Start Date : 2011-01-01
End Date : 2012-12-31