The Old Royal Free Hospital, Islington
The Royal Free Hospital, originally built in 1848, closed 1975. It stood empty until 1986 when two housing associations bought the 4 acres site. The chartered architects produced a scheme which included re-use of the existing listed buildings and created a new square as the focus ...
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Project details
Title: | The Old Royal Free Hospital, Islington |
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Entr. year: | 1993 |
Result: | Diploma |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Town: | Islington, London |
Category type: | architectural heritage |
Building type/ Project type: | Medical building/facility |
Former use: | Hospital |
Actual use: | Housing |
Built: | 19th century |
Architect / Proj.leader: | Pollard Thomas & Edwards, London, Levitt, Bernstein & Associates, London |
The Jury's citation: | "For the creation of a new residential community within the shell of an historic hospital by sympathetic adaptation, extension and restoration" |
Web, Links: | www.locallocalhistory.co.uk/islington/royalfree/ |
Description:
The Royal Free Hospital, originally built in 1848, closed 1975. It stood empty until 1986 when two housing associations bought the 4 acres site. The chartered architects produced a scheme which included re-use of the existing listed buildings and created a new square as the focus of the scheme. The development provides housing for a mixture of occupants.
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