Flat in former hospital in St Albans on the market for £600k

The property, located on Goldsmith Way, was once part of the administration building for The Sisters Hospital, built in 1893.

The hospital was a fever hospital, treating infectious diseases, but closed in 1953.

The property went on the market this month (Image: David Chadwick) The site was redeveloped in 1998, with the buildings converted into residential flats.

The flat, marketed by estate agent David Chadwick, is one of four in the period conversion.

The apartment has been extensively refurbished and is described as "immaculately presented."

It has two double bedrooms, two bathrooms, two reception rooms, and a kitchen/breakfast room.

The apartment is on the market with a guide price of £600k (Image: David Chadwick) The apartment also has two allocated parking spaces and access to communal gardens.

With a leasehold with 100 years remaining, the property last sold in February 2022 for £408,000.

It was also previously sold in February 2007 for £277,500, May 2003 for £250,000, and September 2001 for £210,000.

The property has two bedrooms (Image: David Chadwick) The flat has a detailed history as part of the Sisters Hospital for Infectious Diseases which originally opened on July 20, 1893, and at the time, sat adjacent to the St Albans workhouse.

Sir John Blundell Maple, financed the build of the hospital with £5,000 and named it after his two daughters, Winifred and Dorothy, who died of scarlet fever.

Sir John and his wife gifted the fully equipped and furnished hospital to the City of St Albans, which was administered by the city council and provided free treatment to all patients.

The hospital consisted of an administration block, a ward block with 14 beds, and an outbuilding block.

The hospital treated a variety of infectious diseases, predominantly scarlet fever, and later expanded to include diphtheria and cerebrospinal fever.

More photos of the property are available on Zoopla (Image: David Chadwick) However, with the advancement of antibiotics, the hospital became superfluous and closed in 1953.

The site was then absorbed by the adjacent St Albans City Hospital and renamed the St Albans City Hospital (Sisters Unit).

The hospital site was redeveloped in 1998, with the buildings converted into residential flats.

The property, now known as Sisters Lodge, forms part of the Goldsmith Way development.