Life After Closure
St Andrew's House was converted into apartments in 2001-2002. The exterior of the rear of the building has changed little since its construction it the 1830s. The small high windows were replaced by 12 pane replica sash windows following conversion for residential use. New communal bin stores have been built, the prominent octagonal chimney stack has been removed and to the rear of the building is the residents' car park.
The refractory ward for women is a detached building and a report from July 1859 labels it as "noisy ward women". A free standing building to the right of the refractory ward was built late in the 19th century and appears to have been a toilet block. This was demolished upon conversion to apartments. Little structural changes were made to the refractory building aside from replacement windows and the opening up/bricking up of existing windows.
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