Dr's House Off Chapel Lane Near Great Barr Hall Sept 09

[stavros]

This I am told by a member of the church nearby was the house where the local Dr lived. I did not get a date when it was vacated.

Apparently over the years various thieves have stolen bricks from here hence its poor state of repair.

Here are a selection of the pictures I took:

 

[tbkscott]

nice site and explore good pics too - thanks for sharing

 

[northseawidow]

hi - I don't recognise this place I used to live just up the road in Merrions close. Is it near the golf club or church or what was St Margarets hospital. There used to be a vicarage in Chapel lane and we used to go a a small club house called the 22 club. memories of a past approx 30 years ago.....

 

[stavros]

if you are looking at the church whilst standing on chapel lane, it would be over the other side of the church into the thick trees and bushes.

 

[Potter]

That is in a bad state. Nice find though.

 

[Pete]

hi - I don't recognise this place I used to live just up the road in Merrions close. Is it near the golf club or church or what was St Margarets hospital. There used to be a vicarage in Chapel lane and we used to go a a small club house called the 22 club. memories of a past approx 30 years ago.....

Its on the St. Margarets Hospital site right near the church end away from the other buidings as it was built as an isolation hospital/TB sanatorium. I don't think it was a doctors house but i believe it became more of a halfway house for patients preparing for discharge into the community.

 

[stavros]

Hello Pete

True enough it does not look very "housey" but I was going by what the long term gardener mentioned to me when I was looking at it some time prior. He seemed certain that a Dr used to live in it and had been working at the church for 17 or 27 years (i think ).

cheers

S

 

[northseawidow]

hi Stavros and thanks for the info Just shows you can live in an area and not really know it. I used to drive through the grounds of st margs hospital to avoid a police speed camera!!! and never noticed this place.
thanks again