Turner Home

The building of the home was completed in 1884 and was designed by Alfred Waterhouse. It was built for Mrs Anne Turner as a memorial to her recently deceased husband and son. Her husband was Charles Turner, a Liverpool merchant who originated from Yorkshire. Charles Turner died in 1875, followed by his son five years later. The first full title of the home was “The Turner Memorial Home of Rest for Chronic Sufferers”. By the 1980s the fabric of the building had deteriorated, and in 1984 a Centenary Appeal was launched to raise money for essential repairs and improvements. Following this, as nursing standards and regulations changed, more modern accommodation was provided. In 1993 the Eric…

The home is constructed in red ashlar sandstone with a tiled roof. Its architectural style is Gothic Revival. It has a very irregular plan, and is mainly in two storeys with attics. It is entered by a timber gabled porch, to the right of which is a bay containing a clock dated 1883. Further to the right is a five-bay chapel. This has a five-light east window containing Perpendicular tracery, and three-light windows along the sides. To the left of the entrance porch, and set back from it, is a round turret with a conical roof. The window in the main part of the building are framed in stone, with mullions and transoms. The doorways have pointed archways, and the chimneys are tall and…