Dr Steve Mann, a partner at the Worcester Street Medical Practice in Stourbridge, describes how he and a number of his GP colleagues have worked with architects, Abacus Architects, and main contractor, Amphion Construction, as well as with a number of local NHS and local authority bodies, to co-ordinate construction of a new GP ‘supersurgery’.
The realisation of a dream – on the former site of what is believed to be one of England’s oldest foundries in the West Midlands town. The architects’ view on the scheme, one of the key goals of which is to retain both much of the character, and the unusual original metal sub-structure, of the former foundry, is also given.
How long does it take to give birth to a lion? This is a question we often asked ourselves as this project – the fruition of a long-held vision for improving healthcare in Stourbridge – later dubbed the Lion Project, for reasons which I shall later explain, came together through the various stages. While an elephant gives birth in 22 months, this baby will, on its scheduled completion this Spring, have taken seven years from concept through to completion.
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