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| + | | name = East Anglian Sanatorium | ||
| + | | image = East Anglian Sanatorium.jpg | ||
| + | | image_size = 250px | ||
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| + | | established = 1899 | ||
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| + | | construction_ended = | ||
| + | | opened = 22 January 1901 | ||
| + | | closed = | ||
| + | | demolished = | ||
| + | | current_status = [[Active Institution|Active]] | ||
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| + | | alternate_names =<br> | ||
| + | *Malting and Sand Pits Farms | ||
| + | *Maltings Farm Sanatorium | ||
| + | *East Anglian Children's Sanatorium | ||
| + | *British Legion Village | ||
| + | *British Legion Sanatorium | ||
| + | *Jane Walker Hospital | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | ==History== | ||
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In 1896 Dr Jane Walker (1859-1938) opened a centre at Downham Market (Norfolk) for the fresh-air treatment of consumption. The demand for places was greater than could be met there and at a few other small locations and in 1899 the East Anglian Sanatorium Company Limited was set up: Malting and Sand Pits Farms in Nayland and Wissington were purchased in the same year and a new sanatorium - the East Anglian Sanatorium - was opened on 22 January 1901 with Dr Walker as Medical Superintendent. | In 1896 Dr Jane Walker (1859-1938) opened a centre at Downham Market (Norfolk) for the fresh-air treatment of consumption. The demand for places was greater than could be met there and at a few other small locations and in 1899 the East Anglian Sanatorium Company Limited was set up: Malting and Sand Pits Farms in Nayland and Wissington were purchased in the same year and a new sanatorium - the East Anglian Sanatorium - was opened on 22 January 1901 with Dr Walker as Medical Superintendent. | ||
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The sanatorium took private patients only but in 1904 a department for poor patients was opened (Maltings Farm Sanatorium). During and immediately after the First World War the male patients at Maltings Farm were almost all ex-servicemen. | The sanatorium took private patients only but in 1904 a department for poor patients was opened (Maltings Farm Sanatorium). During and immediately after the First World War the male patients at Maltings Farm were almost all ex-servicemen. | ||
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Between 1912 and 1916 a separate section for children was established - the East Anglian Children's Sanatorium. | Between 1912 and 1916 a separate section for children was established - the East Anglian Children's Sanatorium. | ||
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The three sanatoria - run as three separate bodies, but sharing a site, and under the same management - were transferred from 1 May 1943 to the British Legion and renamed the British Legion Village, Nayland: under the National Health Service it was known as the British Legion Sanatorium until its closure as a chest hospital on 5 May 1959. | The three sanatoria - run as three separate bodies, but sharing a site, and under the same management - were transferred from 1 May 1943 to the British Legion and renamed the British Legion Village, Nayland: under the National Health Service it was known as the British Legion Sanatorium until its closure as a chest hospital on 5 May 1959. | ||
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After 1959 the site became a hospital for the mentally handicapped and was renamed the Jane Walker Hospital. | After 1959 the site became a hospital for the mentally handicapped and was renamed the Jane Walker Hospital. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Suffolk]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Active Institution]] | ||
Latest revision as of 11:03, 16 January 2021
| East Anglian Sanatorium | |
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| Established | 1899 |
| Opened | 22 January 1901 |
| Current Status | Active |
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History
In 1896 Dr Jane Walker (1859-1938) opened a centre at Downham Market (Norfolk) for the fresh-air treatment of consumption. The demand for places was greater than could be met there and at a few other small locations and in 1899 the East Anglian Sanatorium Company Limited was set up: Malting and Sand Pits Farms in Nayland and Wissington were purchased in the same year and a new sanatorium - the East Anglian Sanatorium - was opened on 22 January 1901 with Dr Walker as Medical Superintendent.
The sanatorium took private patients only but in 1904 a department for poor patients was opened (Maltings Farm Sanatorium). During and immediately after the First World War the male patients at Maltings Farm were almost all ex-servicemen.
Between 1912 and 1916 a separate section for children was established - the East Anglian Children's Sanatorium.
The three sanatoria - run as three separate bodies, but sharing a site, and under the same management - were transferred from 1 May 1943 to the British Legion and renamed the British Legion Village, Nayland: under the National Health Service it was known as the British Legion Sanatorium until its closure as a chest hospital on 5 May 1959.
After 1959 the site became a hospital for the mentally handicapped and was renamed the Jane Walker Hospital.
