Hellesdon Hospital
Hellesdon Hospital is a mental health facility in Hellesdon, Norfolk, England. It is managed by Norfolk and [Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust].
History
The hospital has its origins in the Norwich Pauper Asylum which was established near the St. Augustine's gate area of Norwich in 1828. These facilities became inadequate and a new purpose-built hospital was designed by Richard Phipson using a corridor plan layout. It was opened as the Norwich Borough Asylum in 1880. An extension for male patients was completed in around 1900 and a similar one for female patients was completed in around 1920.It became the Norwich City Mental Hospital in the 1920s and it joined the National [Health Service] as Hellesdon Hospital in 1948. Modern facilities have been added at the rear of the hospital but the main accommodation block remains in use.