Shirle Hill

Shirle Hill
Shirle Hill
Shown in South Yorkshire
Geography
Location	Cherry Tree Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates	53°21′52″N1°29′36″W / 53.3645°N 1.4933°W / 53.3645; -1.4933
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Founded	1950s
Closed	2012
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

Shirle Hill is a mansion and former health facility on Cherry Tree Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.

History

The house was completed in 1809. ^[1] It became the home of Sir John Brown, the industrialist, from around 1853 and Brown entertained Lord Palmerston there in 1862. ^[2] From 1865 it was occupied by William Bragge, Managing Director of John Brown & Company, who commissioned a large additional wing, designed by Frith Brothers and Jenkinson in the Italianate style, for the house. ^[1] During the First World War, it was known as St Vincent's and served as a home for Belgian refugees. ^[3] It later became a school and mental health facility for children with special needs ^[4] before being converted for residential use in 2012. ^[5]

References

1. Harman, Ruth; Minnis, John; Harper, Roger H. (2004). Sheffield. Yale University Press. p. 233. ISBN   978-0300105858.
2. Julie P., Banham (1999). "Furnishing a city: The design and production of furniture in nineteenth century Sheffield" (PDF). Sheffield Hallam University. p. 132. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
3. Lomax, Scott (2014). The Home Front: Sheffield in the First World War. Pen and Sword. ISBN   978-1781592960.
4. "Great little school faces closure". Yorkshire Post. 23 June 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
5. "Cohousing grows as people look for a caring sharing place to live". Yorkshire Post. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 27 January 2020.