Formerly known as Littlemore Hospital, it was originally opened in 1846 as a residency for the mentally ill.
Along with many other institutions of this kind it was closed in the early 1990’s when patients were returned to accommodation in the wider community.
The complex lay empty and neglected until the late 1990’s when it was purchased by Try Homes to be redeveloped into domestic flats and houses. The state of much of the site had become very poor and much sympathetic restoration work was needed to provide a usable structure. Yet despite this major structural and aesthetic work the character and beauty of the original structure have been retained to produce a highly successful development comprising of some 63 apartments.
The site now accommodates both historic and contemporary architecture within the sites impressive parkland grounds.

Client: Try Homes
Completed: 2000
Project Leader: Peter Oliver
Project Manager: Try Homes