Christmas Close Hospital, Wareham, Dorset
The new Wareham and Purbeck Union workhouse was built in 1836-37 on a site to the north-west of Wareham, near the common. The architects were Messrs. Carter and Hyde whose design followed the popular cruciform (cross shaped) plan. The new building cost £4,560. In 1948 the institution was providing both hospital facilities and temporary hostel accommodation. Following modernization in 1964, the hospital was renamed Christmas Close Hospital. In the 1990s a new hospital was built and the former workhouse was converted to housing.
