St. Francis' Hospital
| St. Francis' Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Opened | 1859 |
| Closed | 1995 |
| Current Status | Preserved |
| Building Style | Corridor Plan |
| Architect(s) | H.E.Kendall |
| Location | Hayward Heath |
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History
The hospital, which was designed by Henry Edward Kendall Jr. in the Italianate style using a corridor plan layout, opened as the Sussex County Asylum in July 1859. An extra storey was added to the ward blocks in 1864. It became the Brighton County Borough Asylum in 1903 and the Brighton County Borough Mental Hospital in 1919 before joining the National Health Service as St Francis Hospital in 1948.
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and part of the site was made available to facilitate the construction of the Princess Royal Hospital in the late 1980s. St Francis Hospital briefly became the west wing of the Princess Royal Hospital in 1992 but closed completely in November 1995.[2] The site was subsequently developed for residential use as Southdowns Park.
