The original buildings were constructed in 1849 by the Earl of Dudley to accommodate miners blinded in local mines. The miners rejected the Earl's charity, and the buildings remained empty until 1871, when they were taken over by local chainmaker Joseph Guest and turned into a hospital. The hospital's accident and emergency department closed in 1983 and was relocated to Russells Hall hospital. A new horseshoe-shaped extension was opened in 2003, but the old buildings - including the out-patients department - remained in use until October 2007. Most of the buildings are due to be retained owing to their historic importance, Visited with mr sam and goldie
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If your going for a look be quick, a lot of the bits between the three main buildings have gone already
there is also a lot of cameras mostly looking at the plant and portacabins
end-shot by matt allen, on Flickrmiddle by matt allen, on Flickrsecurity by matt allen, on Flickrhall-back by matt allen, on Flickreye by matt allen, on Flickrcharts by matt allen, on Flickrcurtains by matt allen, on Flickrwheelchair by matt allen, on Flickrwards by matt allen, on Flickrpool by matt allen, on Flickrsecca by matt allen, on FlickrIf your going for a look be quick, a lot of the bits between the three main buildings have gone already
there is also a lot of cameras mostly looking at the plant and portacabins
