A Condo in the Birch Hill Clock Tower - £135,000
1 bed/1 bath
Birch Hill was originally designed by George Woodhouse and Edward Potts as the Dearnley Union workhouse. It was intended to accommodate 632 inmates. However, by its eventual opening in November 1877, various extensions had increased the capacity to 847, to include accommodation for 29 officers which increased the total cost of the buildings and land to £85,000.
The building was officially opened by the then Mayor of Rochdale, Alderman T Schofield on Wednesday 19 December 1877.
In 1930, control of the site was passed on to Rochdale County Borough with the hospital being run by the Health Committee.
The inauguration of the National Health Service in 1948 meant the site became a single hospital known as Birch Hill.
It was run by Rochdale Healthcare NHS until its closure in 2013.
