Clare Hall Manor

Clare Hall Manor
Clare Hall Manor
Shown in Hertfordshire
Geography
Location	Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England
Coordinates	51.6877°N 0.2378°W / 51.6877; -0.2378
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	Specialist
Services
Speciality	Tuberculosis hospital
History
Opened	1896; 129 years ago (1896)
Closed	1974; 51 years ago (1974)

Clare Hall Manor is a former health facility in Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, England. It is a Grade II listed building.^[1]

History

The estate was formed in the early 18th century.^[2] The house was built as a private residence in 1745 and became St Monica's Priory, a Roman Catholic nunnery, in 1886.^[3] In 1896 the house was converted into a hospital so allowing the transfer of smallpox treatment services from Highgate Hospital; the new facility became known as Clare Hall Hospital.^[3] Following substantial progress towards eradication of smallpox, the hospital converted to the treatment of tuberculosis patients in 1912 and became Clare Hall Sanatorium in 1929.^[3]

In 1938, a series of brick huts, operated as part of the Emergency Medical Service, was built on the opposite side of Blanche Lane and were in use throughout the Second World War.^[3] It joined the National Health Service as Clare Hall Hospital in 1948.^[4]

After the hospital closed in 1974, the buildings were acquired by the London Research Institute which carried out biotechnological research at the manor.^[3] After research services transferred to the Francis Crick Institute in 2015, Clare Hall was advertised for sale.^[5]

References

1. Historic England. "Clare Hall (1174402)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
2. Baggs, A P; Bolton, Diane K; Scarff, Eileen P; Tyack, G C (1976). "'South Mimms: Introduction', in A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 5, Hendon, Kingsbury, Great Stanmore, Little Stanmore, Edmonton Enfield, Monken Hadley, South Mimms, Tottenham, ed. T F T Baker and R B Pugh". London: British History Online. pp. 271–282. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
3. "Clare Hall Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
4. "Clare Hall Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
5. "Clare Hall Manor, Blanche Lane, South Mimms, Hertfordshire, EN6 3LD". cushwakeproperty.co.uk. Retrieved 3 January 2019.