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PRN | 9211 | ||||
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Site or location name | Attingham Park Mansion | ||||
Summary | Attingham Hall | ||||
Description | 1783-5, by George Steuart for the first Lord Berwick; with internal alterations of 1805-7 by John Nash. During WWI, Attingham was tenanted by the Dutch-American Van Bergen family. The outbreak of the war found the family planning to give part of the house as a military hospital, which opened on 20th October 1914 initially with Belgian casualties. The Outer Library was used as a ward and had previously contained a billiard table but this was moved to the Picture Gallery when the hospital began. In 1914 there were only 11 beds. By 1918 there were 60 beds and an operating theatre. | ||||
Monument Type | AUXILIARY HOSPITAL;HOSPITAL;AUXILIARY HOSPITAL | ||||
Desgination | None | ||||
Material | SANDSTONE, ASHLAR | ||||
Location |
Country | ENGLAND | ||||
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County | Atcham | ||||
Site Location | Attingham Park Mansion | ||||
Postcode | SY5 6QH | ||||
Map Reference | NGR: SJ5499909921 (354999, 309921) | ||||
Condition/Threat | |||||
Condition (Date) | Good (24-12-2016) | ||||
Source | |||||
attinghamww1 (2014) Kitchener in petticoats - October 1914. https://attinghamww1stories.wordpress.com/2014/10/ | |||||
Administration | |||||
Recorded By (Date) | John M - Geograph (09-09-2014) | ||||
Copiled On | 24-12-2016 | ||||
Last Updated | 24-12-2016 |
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Attingham Park, formerly Attingham Hall, was on the outbreak of the war used as a military hospital, which opened on 20th October 1914 initially with Belgian casualties (Atcham, Shropshire). (File name: 9211_961.jpg) |
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