#standish — Public Fediverse posts

🏥Standish Hospital (Gloucestershire, England) This abandoned hospital had an impressive collection of peeling paint!

Some history. Once a 16th-century country house, Standish Hospital evolved through major medical eras. It treated 2,000 soldiers during WWI and later became a TB sanatorium.

After 1947, it served the NHS as a specialist chest hospital before closing in 2004.

It was demolished a few years ago.

#Standish #Gloucestershire #History #Forgotten #Photography #PeelingPaint #LostPlaces

What the UK average house price of £270,000 can buy you across Greater Manchester

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/property/what-uk-average-house-price-33461231

Editorial: Pump the brakes on Maine Turnpike spur

April 18, 2022
via #RestoreTheNorthWoods

"#Maine is barreling down the road on a more than $200 million infrastructure investment that even its own backers agree is not enough to fix the current problem and could make things worse in the future. It’s the proposed #Gorham-#Westbrook connector, a five-mile toll road being developed by the #MaineTurnpikeAuthority. New roads lead to more driving. It’s called '#InducedDemand.' Traffic congestion in Westbrook, #Scarborough, #Standish and #Gorham is not just a highway problem. Though these towns are some of the fastest-growing in Maine, public transit is not viable because the population is so spread out. Without allowing for denser development and offering a real transit alternative, building a faster road from Gorham to Portland could simply drive the development further west. Until we know where we’re going, this project should slow down."

https://www.restore.org/maineenvironews/2022/4/18/editorial-pump-the-brakes-on-maine-turnpike-spur

#Development #Sprawl #MaineTurnpikeAuthority #GorhamSpur #LessCars #MoreLightRail #GorhamConnector #Maine