Talk:Heworth, York
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[edit] Workhouse
Does anyone know where the former workhouse that is now a hospital is referring to? I'm not familiar with it.
- I haven't heard of it either, and a quick Google doesn't come up with much. I've moved it here for now:
- "The former workhouse is now a hospital."
- — Matt 22:41, 7 Nov 2004 (UTC)
- OK, after a bit more Googling, I came up with [1], which lists Heworth as a Conservation Area. The former workhouse-turned hospital mentioned is a "St Mary's Hospital, Huntingdon Road (on the boundary of the Conservation Area) is by J. B and W. Atkinson. It was built in 1948 as a large and very plain workhouse". The only hospital on Huntingdon Rd on my map is "White Cross Road Hospital". Neither are mentioned in Appleton's local history. — Matt 23:15, 8 Nov 2004 (UTC)
The Union Workhouse was on the Wigginton Road, on the far side of the River Foss to Heworth. It is now the York District Hospital. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.108.14.88 (talk • contribs)
- No, I think Matt has the right building. According to "The History of York" (2001) by the late Patrick Nuttgens and others (pp 268-9), the original workhouse was in Marygate. In 1849 (not 1948 - a bit late for building workhouses!) a new workhouse, housing three hundred, was opened "outside the city in Huntington Road". Like a lot of workhouses, it was eventually turned into a hopsital (i.e. St Mary's, above). At some point in the 1980s or 90s it became "The Grange" and was sold to what is now York St John University. If you walk out of town up Huntington Road, it's on the left, 5-10 minutes from Monk Bridge, after the Victorian houses on both sides come to an end and the Foss comes in on your right, before the old railway overbridge which is now a cycle-track. You can't miss it! Whether that side of the Foss was part of Heworth I have no idea (and Matt's PDF link above doesn't work). Hope this helps. --GuillaumeTell 10:18, 17 June 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Fireballs observed in Heworth
The York astronomer Edward or Nathanial Piggot was riding to Scarborough on horse back around the 1790's and he was passing though the Parish of 'Hewitt' (Heworth) and witnessed a very bright daylight fireball. [citation needed]
Further info. in York Reference Library and/or Yorkshire Museum.
I'm moving this here until somebody can reference it properly, no mention anywhere else on the internet.
