CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL Redevelopment of Victorian Asylum

CHERRY
KNOWLE
HOSPITAL
CHERRY KNOWLE HOSPITAL
Redevelopment of Victorian Asylum
BACKGROUND
OUR PROJECT
Cherry Knowle Hospital in Sunderland,
Tyne and Wear was a Victorian mental
asylum located outside the village of
Ryhope on a sprawling, 68 hectare site.
The main hospital building closed in
1998 and the site is in the process of
being wound down, to be replaced by a
new hospital.
plan was drawn up for the development
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of a large portion of the site as an
extension to the nearby village of Ryhope,
with space for 900 homes. A second
workshop was held in May 2004, this was
organised specifically to engage with
medical staff on site and incorporate
their opinions into the design of the new
hospital.
Following a visit to the site by HRH The
Prince of Wales and the Secretary of
State for Health in January 2003, we held
an Enquiry by Design (EbD) workshop
in November that year. This explored
options for re-use of the site and its
buildings.
The Homes and Communities Agency,
a public body that funds affordable
house, bought the site from the NHS and
demolition of the old hospital site started
in early 2011, with plans to create up to
770 new homes. The NHS Foundation
Trust also has a £50m plan for new
facilities at Ryhope Hospital and at nearby
Monkwearmouth Hospital.
KEY INFO
CHERRY KNOWLE MASTERPLAN
LOCATION
Ryhope, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
PROJECT TYPE
Brownfield redevelopment
PROJECT AREA
68 hectares
THEMES
Village extension
REVISED MASTERPLAN FOR HOSPITAL
LAYOUT
Re-use of redundant buildings
Conservation
STATUS
On hold
PROJECT PARTNERS
NHS Estates
Homes and Communities Agency
PROJECT CONTACT
Ben Bolgar
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