Building Name

Isolation Hospital Buildings Smithy Bridge Rochdale

Date
1902
Street
Milnrow Road
District/Town
Smithy Bidge, Rochdale
County/Country
GMCA, England
Client
Littleborough Milnrow and Wardle Hospital Committee
Work
New build
Contractor
Dryland and Preston, of Littleborough

LITTLEBOROUGH -  The new joint isolation hospital at Smithy Bridge was formally opened last week. The cost has been about £9,000. Arranged on the pavilion system, the hospital buildings consist of the administration block, scarlet fever and observation pavilions, laundry and disinfecting block, and porter's lodge. Parallel with Milnrow Road is the administration block, having a .south‑eastern aspect, and situated 60 feet from the boundary wall. The elevations are faced with Newhey red bricks and Yorkshire stone dressings. The scarlet fever pavilion is situated on the north side 140ft. away, and the observation pavilion on the west 70 feet away. The blocks are each divided into two wards for the different sexes. Each ward in the scarlet fever block contains six beds, and each ward in the observation block two beds. Hospital accommodation will ultimately be provided for thirty beds. The wards are heated by means of Shorland's heating and ventilating stoves. The hospital has been designed by and erected under, the supervision of Messrs J H. Andrews and Butterworth. architects, of Manchester. Messrs. Dryland and Preston, of Littleborough, were the contractors. [Building News 1 March 1907 page 305].

Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 22 February 1902 Page 4 (Contracts)
Reference    Building News 28 February 1902 Page 329
Reference    Building News 1 March 1907 page 305