Monument record MLI90078 - Site of Bourne Union Workhouse and St Peter's Hospital, Bourne

Summary

Site of Bourne Union Workhouse and St Peter's Hospital, Bourne

Type and Period (2)

  • (Post Medieval to Early 20th Century - 1836 AD to 1930 AD?)
  • (Early 20th Century to 21st Century - 1930 AD? to 2001 AD)

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PRN 36820 Site of Bourne Union Workhouse (also known as Well Head House Poor Law Institution). The building is depicted on the Ordnance Survey County Series map of 1905.{1} Three double-courtyard plan workhouses in Lincolnshire, those of Bourne, Spalding and Stamford Unions, were by a local architect, Bryan Browning, who also designed the 'square'-plan Peterborough Union Workhouse. Of these, only Bourne survives. Its courtyards, now infilled, were bounded by single-storeyed ranges across the front and sides and by a linear accomodation block to the rear.{2} An archaeological evaluation was undertaken prior to redevelopment. The work found evidence for the construction of the 19th century workhouse and later modernisation in the 20th century.{3}{4} Bourne Union Workhouse was built between 1836 and 1837 at a cost of £5,350 and could accommodate 300 inmates. The architect was Bryan Browning, who also designed workhouses in Spalding and Stamford. It was a three storey building built of red brick with hipped slate roofs. It had a T-shaped layout. The central block projected forward to the south and had canted bays to either side of a three storey rear wing. Either side of the central block were accommodation wings. Smaller buildings, including a laundry, linked the ends of the main building together to create two enclosed exercise yards, which were further separated for different categories of inmate (male/female, able-bodied/infirm). There was also a single storey entrance block built of part-rendered red brick. After 1930, the workhouse became Bourne Public Assistance Institution and was also known as Wellhead House. During the 1930s, it became a hospital for the mentally handicapped and the building was substantially altered. This included a link between the entrance block and main building. The buildings were later used by a printing company before they were demolished in 2001.{5}

Sources/Archives (5)

  •  Map: Ordnance Survey. 1902-06. 25 Inch County Series Map - Second Edition. 1:2500. TF01NE.
  •  Bibliographic Reference: Morrison, Kathryn. 1999. The Workhouse. page 59, 207.
  •  Report: Archaeological Project Services. 2001. Former site of St Peters Hospital, Bourne. BML01.
  •  Archive: Archaeological Project Services. 2001. Site of St Peters Hospital, Manor Lane, Bourne.. LCNCC 2001.270.
  •  Website: English Heritage. 2002-2009. Pastscape (National Monuments Record) archaeological records. https://www.pastscape.org.uk/. 1451993 (TF 01 NE; 75).

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Grid reference Centred TF 09240 19986 (183m by 85m) Approximate
Civil Parish BOURNE, SOUTH KESTEVEN, LINCOLNSHIRE

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Mar 21 2021 8:35PM

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