Millennium House

Millennium House
Millennium House, from the bottom of the steps of Stockport Town Hall, 2012
Millennium House is in the southern part of Greater Manchester, in the borough of Stockport in the north-west of England, directly opposite Stockport Town Hall.
Millennium House is in the southern part of Greater Manchester, in the borough of Stockport in the north-west of England, directly opposite Stockport Town Hall.
Location within Greater Manchester
Former namesStockport Infirmary, Stockport Dispensary
General information
StatusConverted to offices
TypeDispensary and infirmary (former)
Architectural style
Greek Revival
LocationWellington Road South, Stockport,
Greater Manchester, England
Coordinates53°24′21″N 2°09′35″W / 53.4057°N 2.1596°W / 53.4057; -2.1596
Current tenantsUK Pension Service
Opened1792 (dispensary)
1833 (infirmary)
Renovated2002
Renovation cost£4,500,000[1]
OwnerBruntwood
Height
Top floor2
Technical details
Floor count4 (basement, 2 floors and attic)
Floor area40,000 square feet (3,700 m2)
Design and construction
ArchitectRichard Lane
Designations
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
Stockport Infirmary
Designated10 March 1975
Reference no.1309376
Website
Official website

Millennium House is a Grade II listed building on Wellington Road South in Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

History

The building was established as a dispensary in 1792 and incorporated as an infirmary in 1833.[2] The infirmary was then expanded four times between 1871 and 1926. In 1921−1922 the Sykes Ward for children was built.[3] Tile pictures, signed by the artist Peter O'Brien, were installed in the ward in 1958.[3][4] From 1926 the buildings themselves remained unchanged until the hospital closure in 1996.

On 10 March 1975, Stockport Infirmary was designated a Grade II listed building.[5]

The building was purchased by the Bruntwood Group and renovated into office space in 2002, currently used by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).[6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Challands, Sarah (19 November 2002). "Transforming a town | Stockport Express". MEN Media. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Search the archives | Hospital Records| Details". The National Archives. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
  3. 1 2 Greene, John (1987). Brightening the long days: hospital tile pictures. Tiles and Architectural Ceramics Society. pp. 56–57. ISBN 9780951211106. OCLC 15595045.
  4. ↑ Greene, John (28 November 1985). "Brightening long days". Country Life. pp. 62–63 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ Historic England. "Stockport Infirmary (Grade II) (1309376)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "500 new jobs are unveiled | Stockport Express". MEN Media. 12 December 2001. Retrieved 3 May 2012.
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