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28th April 2026

CFA Voysey (1857-1941) designed just one hospital, and this is the Grade II* listed Winsford Cottage Hospital (1900), now owned by The Landmark Trust. "Every detail was planned with great care - from the architectural motifs of hearts, birds and trees, to perfectly detailed window fittings and door furniture", and it is as beautiful on the inside as it is on the outside. It closed in 1998 and has been restored to how it would have looked in 1914. One of the loveliest features is the long, sand-coloured - almost gold - mosaic corridor floor which was painstakingly uncovered by volunteers after being cemented over by the NHS. Happily, one no longer has to be ill to stay there.

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