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judderman62
05-07-2010, 10:05 PM
OK so in response to KE's request to give this a new fresh thread, and I agree the place deserves it due it's place in history if no other reason, here is a shiny new thread for this place.

I first visited Last October (Solo) and been back one more time with Silenthill. Neither visit presented access to the interior.

So I'll start with external shots taken on my first visit:

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So a few words of it's history:

The Abraham Ormerod Medical Centre was a gift to the town from the old textile family which operated mills in the area.

The Clinic was built on the site of Ridgefoot Mill, and was opened on Saturday 23 July 1938 by the Princess Royal - the first time a member of the Royal Family had visited Todmorden.

Crowds lined the route and a special area was provided for the childen; British Movietone recorded the scene. A bouquet was presented to the Princess Royal by Miss Valerie Sagar on behalf of the Trustees.

The Centre provided the most modern accommodation and facilities, and was conceived by the Trustees of the Will of Abraham Ormerod.

The Centre has now gained some notoriety as the place where Harold Shipman began his career as a G.P.

The Centre is where Dr. Shipman entered into General Practice and where the Telegraph in their report (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/4724155/The-Killing-Fields-of-Harold-Shipman.html) state their belief that he started his killings here - it's quite an interesting report and worth a read.

Thus this Medical Centre's place in history is assured.

So more recently Joybee, Silent and myself decided on a site that would take us past this place and we could check if access had changed (as we all know it oft does). So we parked up and made our way to the building. A few minutes later and we were in :thumb

So now for the internals. I was a little surprised by the murals on one of the walls in the main waiting room and interested to see that one of them was of the viaduct close to the site.

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Was nice to at long last get in here and nice to have been in somewhere with such a history.

Thanks for looking.