Last Alteration: Tuesday 13 November 2007
Milford Chest Hospital
Milford Chest Hospital
Tuesley Lane, Milford, Surrey, GU7 1UF
Much of the hospital is now derelict, with buildings boarded up and close to collapse, or in some cases demolished. The main building is still open, and services an NHS elderley residential home that has been built on the site.
How to get here:
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Rail: Milford - Exit the station to the main road, for the eastern side of the level crossing. There is a road by the station on the northern side, and this is a public footpath which leads through to Tuesley. When you reach Tuesley Lane, turn right and then follow it back to the hospital. (Note: the path does run along the back of the hospital). (~1.0 miles, ~ 20m) +
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Road: A3 - Exit the A3 at the junction for Milford (A283). Head into Milford, and then turn left onto Portsmouth Road. At the end, turn right onto Church Road (A286) and then immediately left onto Station Road. Continue along here, passing the railway, and then turn left into Tuesley Lane. Keep along here and you will eventually reach the hospital. +
Car parking, both inside and outside the hospital.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableEntrance
Photograph taken: 10th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Silurians (5)
Filmed: 19 Nov 1969
The Doctor and the Brigadier head to Wenley Hospital.
Photograph taken: 10th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Silurians (5)
Filmed: 19 Nov 1969
The Doctor and the Brigadier arrive at Wenley Hospital.
Additional Notes:
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This is now the "out" gate for the hospital.
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The buildings seen in the hospital grounds have been demolished and is now a car park.
Access: publicStatus: recognisableMain Building
Photograph taken: 10th March 2007 by Chuck Foster
The Silurians (5)
Filmed: 29 Nov 1969
The Doctor and the Brigadier arrive at Wenley Hospital.
Additional Notes:
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This is the only recognisable part of the hospital left from 1969!
Demolished parts of the hospital
Additional Notes:
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Neither the parking area or the buildings in the background could be found in the grounds any more, and might well have been demolished to make way for the new aged residences on the right as you enter the hospital.
Other nearby locations:
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High Street (The Silurians). Road (1.6 miles, 6m): Turn left out of the hospital and then follow Tuesley Lane to Godalming.
This will eventually become Holloway Hill, and this then ends up at a
junction with traffic lights. Turn right onto the A3100 (Flambard Way), and
then turn left into South Street where there is a car park. Pay and display car park (free on Sundays). Walk down to the High Street and then then follow it to the far end.
Additional locations as the crow flies:
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Hog's Back Transmitter Station (The Silurians): 4.30 miles.
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Hankley Common (The Silurians): 4.45 miles.
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Sheephatch Farm (The Silurians): 5.94 miles.
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Frensham Little Pond (The Myth Makers): 6.43 miles.
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Frensham Ponds (The Highlanders): 6.85 miles.
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The Silurians [19 Nov 1969]: Wenley Hospital
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