Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, Greater Manchester
This building was originally the Chorlton Union Workhouse. It was built between 1864 and 1866. The architects were [William] Hayley, Son & [Leigh] Hall. The workhouse complex included a large cruciform (cross shaped) building, with a chapel, a dining hall, dormitories, a nursery and a cemetery. In 1864, a pavilion plan infirmary, designed by Thomas Worthington, was built. This was the first built in this style in England. In 1872, an isolation hospital was added. Nurses homes were built in 1885, 1903 and 1913. It later became known as Withington Hospital.
