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The Grange, LittleportThe Grange, TGWU Convalescent Home, Littleport
History of the Grange, Littleport
The Grange, Littleport OS 1901
The Grange, Littleport c.1925
The Grange on the right was built by Canon E B Sparke, vicar of Littleport, in 1855. Later it was the home of Thomas Peacock, founder of Hope Brothers’ Factory.
1896 William Cutlack bought house
1912 offered to County Council as a sanatorium but then left vacant
WWI: prisoner of war cam; German POWs were used as labour on farms
1918 purchased by Frederick Hiam
1920 sold to National Union of Vehicle Workers as a convalescent home
WWII: RAF hospital
After WWII: Convalescent Home for Transport and General Workers Union
The Convalescent Home of the National Union of Vehicle Workers at The Grange, Littleport, Isle of Ely, opened in 1921, was taken over by the TGWU and its facilities extended to all members.
For more information about the former TGWU Convalescent Home see:
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