Reg.Nr. 93/UK/043

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
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.