Nurses Home on land adjoining Union Infirmary. Eccles Old Road, Pendleton

NURSES' HOME FOR SALFORD UNION. Mr Hill presided yesterday at the weekly meeting of the Salford Union Board of Guardians. Henry Lord was appointed architect for the nurses' home which it is proposed to build on land near the Union Infirmary at Hope It was stated that accommodation was required for 70 nurses, employed at the Union Infirmary. The cost of the new home was unknown. It. might £3,000 or £6.000, but the Guardians would have the opportunity of considering the details when the plans of the architects were before them.  Mr. Lord also the architect for the new cottage homes, which the Guardians are erecting Kenyon Junction [Manchester Courier 1 December 1900 page 9]

The new building adjoins the Union Workhouse and faces Eccles Old Road. It is an elegant structure, and surrounded as it is by its own grounds, its site is a pleasant one. The building is of a commodious character and will accommodate about 70 nurses, whose apartments have been excellently and comfortably furnished. There is also a matron's sitting-room, and a separate sitting room for the sisters and one for the nurses. There are also a visitors' receiving room and a dining room. The estimated cost of the building was £11,832 and the loan of £10,882 acquired for the building is repayable in 30 years and that of £1000 for the furnishings is repayable in 15 years.  The architect was Mr H Lord FRIBA and the builders were Messrs James Daniels and Sons, Pendleton. The nurses were previously accommodated in cubicles at the top of the hospital, and this extra space will now be utilised to secure a classification of the inmates of the hospital. [Salford Reporter, Saturday 23 January 1904]

Reference    Manchester Courier 1 December 1900 page 9
Reference    Manchester Guardian Tuesday 25 March 1902 Page 1 (Contracts)
Reference    Manchester Guardian Saturday 29 March 1902 Page 1 (Contracts)
Reference    Salford Reporter, Saturday 23 January 1904. Page 5, Column 6