Healthcare Building
WELLS INFIRMARY MAIN BLOCK (ALSO KNOWN AS PRIORY HOSPITAL)
A historic medical facility.
This healthcare building is legally protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990. As a Grade II listed building, it is nationally important and of special interest, warranting every effort to preserve it. It has been protected for 54 years.
Heritage Expansion
Listed during an era when the criteria for protection expanded to include more vernacular and industrial heritage.
Building Type
Healthcare Building
Listed Since
13 September 1972
List Entry
1382946
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Land north of Tincknell Fuels, off Strawberry Way, Wells
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Nearby Listed Buildings
What is a Listed Building?
Listed buildings are structures of special architectural or historic interest, protected under the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990.
- Grade I: Exceptional interest (2.5%)
- Grade II*: Particularly important (5.8%)
- Grade II: Special interest (91.7%)