A two-bedroom luxury apartment inside a former Victorian workhouse in the Chilterns has gone up for sale. 

The striking flint and brick gated complex in Old Amersham with communal grounds oozes with history dating back to 1838.

The second-floor apartment on Whielden Street with enviably high ceilings forms part of the Grade II listed buildings known as George Gilbert Scott Court, first a former Victorian Workhouse and later the Amersham Hospital.

The two-bedroom and two-bathroom apartment is now up for grabs for just under £400,000.

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Named after the building’s designer Sir George Gilbert Scott, it was built in 1838 in Tudor style to house paupers as other local ‘poor houses’ were full or in need of repair, Dr Michael Brooks told in an article by Amersham Museum.

Dramatic events took place before the decision to build the George Gilbert Scott Court.

In an attempt to manage the poor house sites in Chesham, Chenies, Chalfont St Peter, Chalfont St Giles, Penn and Beaconsfield, the Board of Guardians decided to separate all male, female and child paupers – meaning families would be split up.

This resulted in a riot on May 23 1835 during pauper transfer from Chesham workhouse to Amersham.

Angry mob followed the cart and threw stones at the official carrying out the transfer, resulting in the then newly-formed Metropolitan Police force being summoned from London to quell to uprising, Dr Brooks wrote. 

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When an ex-Grenadier Guard Sergeant supervising female paupers in Chesham was found to have made one of the inmates pregnant, the Board of Guards realised they desperately needed a new workhouse in Amersham.

So, building work began in 1838 for workhouse capable of holding up to 330 inmates, Dr Brooks wrote.

In 1924 the building became known as St Mary's Hospital caring for people Amersham and surrounding areas, including a ward for tramps, Dr Brooks wrote. 

In total 10,977 tramps passed through the wards in 1925. 

Eventually in 1946 the abolition of the Poor Law system meant the hospital became Amersham General Hospital, remaining as such until it was sold for private development. 

Other iconic buildings designed by Scott include the Midland Grand Hotel at London St Pancras Station and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Residents of the Whielden Street converted apartment enjoy plenty of light from the tall windows, including in the bathroom and the open plan kitchen and living room space. 

The private grounds are dotted with benches for relaxing outdoors and manicured greenery and flowers.

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