Building On Way To Wayford Bridge

[Hylander]

If my memory serves me right, on the way to Wayford Bridge you pass a what used to be a rather impressive looking (quite Romanesque) building with white pillars.   I was always told this used to be used in the first world war as a sanitorium.   How true that one is , is up for question.     Has anyone heard anything similar.      I may have got the wrong colour but if I recall it is green and white.    Is now in disrepair.

[Happy]

I know the building you are talking about which seems quite out of place where it is.  As for its history I have no idea unfortunately.

[ChrisB]

Coming from Hoveton or Stalham?

[Hylander]

Heading towards Stalham,   take the left hand fork to Wayford Bridge ,  the building  it will be on your right , not immediately but you will eventually come to it.

[ChrisB]

Aah! I know what your mean now. I thought you meant by road.

[NorfolkNog]

I think this is the boy. Don't know about it's history though.

[BrundallNavy]

It’s a private residence although I haven’t see them for a while. I can ask around to see if I can find some history. 

[MargeandParge]

It was an isolation hospital . I think for scarlet fever.

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

[YnysMon]

Coo, how interesting. It’s a shame that it looks quite tatty now. Last time we passed it just looked like a dumping ground for tat. 

[Hylander]

I was told it was taken over and used in the WW1 as a Sanitorium.  I am really interested in the history of the Broads and this obviously has an interesting past.

 

Someone did ask the question , does the glass window show the sign of the Knights Templar?       

[BrundallNavy]

It was built as an isolation hospital for TB   

[Gracie]

5 hours ago, YnysMon said:

 Last time we passed it just looked like a dumping ground for tat. 

Helen, I think you'll find that would be Latham's 

Seriously though, how interesting, thank's for this Monica

Grace x

[Mouldy]

18 minutes ago, Gracie said:

Helen, I think you'll find that would be Latham's 

Seriously though, how interesting, thank's for this Monica

Grace x

Gracie, I hate to say that you’re wrong, but Lathams is where the tat originates from! 

[Gracie]

You almost had me there but......A woman wrong?  So funny 

Grace x

[BrundallNavy]

Interesting the pillars are not original but were taken from a shop front and fitted later. They are made of fibre glass. 

[Hylander]

5 minutes ago, BrundallNavy said:

Interesting the pillars are not original but were taken from a shop front and fitted later. They are made of fibre glass. 

Well there is your 'tat' for you.  Fibre glass,  oh dear!!

[MargeandParge]

1 hour ago, BrundallNavy said:

It was built as an isolation hospital for TB   

Absolutely right it comes back to me now as the dear lady that told me has passed away. It was also used for military personnel convalescence. 

Kindest Regards Marge and Parge 

[grendel]

My Grandad passed away from TB just after I was born, I was given the vaccine and he got to see me before he passed- but that caused all sorts of ructions in later life with school innoculations, as naturally I came up positive on the scratch test when everyone else was innoculated.

[Hylander]

Interesting and more interesting.