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PRN | 8126 | ||||
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Site or location name | Lawrence Court | ||||
Summary | |||||
Description | Grade II listed 'Early/mid C18 altered. L-shaped. Red brick. 2 storeys, 2:3 windows on the inner faces of the L, sashes with glazing bars, one tripartite. Late C19 porch in the inner angle. Eaves cornice, parapet, old tile roof of M profile, brick stacks.Similar rear elevations.' Extract from Huntintingdon Great War Trail leaflet gives 'At the outbreak of World War One Lawrence Court was owned by the wealthy industrialist J A Fielden. From March 1915 Lawrence Court was used as a relief hospital for wounded soldiers. Fielden also donated £500,000 to the county and purchased a steam yacht to be used as a hospital ship. Lawrence Court is now the home of the Huntingdon Registration Service and Coroners Office.' | ||||
Monument Type | AUXILIARY HOSPITAL;HOSPITAL;AUXILIARY HOSPITAL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | BRICK | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | |||||
Site Location | West side of Princes Street, Huntingdon Registration Service and Coroners Office. | ||||
Postcode | PE29 3PA | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: TL2380671692 (523806, 271692) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (03-07-2016) | ||||
Source | |||||
Cambridgeshire County Council (2014) Huntingdon Great War History Trail - 1 Lawrence Court. Cambridgeshire County Council. Cambridge. https://great-war.ccan.co.uk/content/catalogue_item/huntingdons-great-war-history-trail | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (26-06-2016) | ||||
Copiled On | 03-07-2016 | ||||
Last Updated | 03-07-2016 |
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Image metadata | CSV | 590 Kb |
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Cambridgeshire County Council (2014) Huntingdon Great War History Trail. Cambridgeshire County Council: Cambridge. | 5 Mb | ||
Lawrence Court (Princes Street, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England) from March 1915 used as a relief hospital for wounded soldiers. Front elevation - Princes Street. (File name: 8126_656.jpg) |
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