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Totnes New Infirmary 1909

Now partly demolished and replaced by local authority flats. This was Broomborough Hospital, date 1909. The workhouse, Plymouth Road, built of stone 1838/9 cost £6000 and held 382 inmates. In 1907 the Totnes Workhouse Master was Mr W.Beer with 197 inmates. The workhouse infirmary, erected at a cost of £9000 opened March 1909, build of red brick and portland stone. K1889 - Wm Adams Grills, master. Rev J.Powning, chaplain. L,J,C. Hains MD medical officer. Mrs Susan Grills, matron. Wm Knox, schoolmaster. Mrs Eliza Tope, schoolmistress. K1923 - Wm Beer, master. Mrs Beer, matron. Pigot 1830 - Workhouse at Rutherford - Susan George, matron ***