Brockhall Village is on the site of the former Brockhall Hospital. The hospital opened as 'Brockhall Institution' in 1904. It was originally an 'institution' for 'inebriate women' under the Inebriates Act of 1898. In the 1920s the hospital formally became an 'institution' for 'mental defectives' – people who would be considered in the 21st century as having learning disabilities. In 1948 Brockhall joined the NHS and became known as Brockhall Hospital. It closed in 1992 and the site was redeveloped as Brockhall Village.
This is part of the Job: 2K/09139 Buildings of England: North Lancashire; within the Volume: BF111799 Buildings of England: North Lancashire; within the Series: EHC01/125 Buildings of England: North Lancashire; within the Collection: EHC01 English Heritage(EH):Archive
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Photographer: Skingle, Bob
Late 20th Century House
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