"The original facility was a 'vital and ground-breaking' initiative that should be preserved as a 'monument to Victorian foresight'."
"'Hackney's disinfecting station tells a powerful story about how society responded to crisis, and how civic ambition shaped the built environment.'"
"'An exceptionally rare survivor of a building type that transformed public health in Britain.'"
"'Losing it would be nationally significant,' according to the Victorian Society."
The Hackney Borough Disinfecting Station in Clapton, built in 1901, is the last of its kind in England and is currently at risk. It was established to combat diseases like measles and smallpox, disinfecting over 24,000 items in its first year. The facility has been empty since 1984 and was mothballed in 2020, now listed on Historic England's Heritage at Risk Register. The Victorian Society emphasizes the need for a sensitive sale and reuse to preserve this significant piece of public health history.
Read at www.bbc.com
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