The Tindal Centre (formerly Tindal Hospital) was a centre for the treatment of

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History

The facility had its origins in a workhouse infirmary built for the Aylesbury Poor Law Union Workhouse at Bierton Hill and completed in the late 19th century. The workhouse became Tindal Hospital during the

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and, more recently, the main block became home to a mental health facility known as the Tindal Centre. After services had transferred to the Whiteleaf Centre in Aylesbury, the Tindal Centre closed in 2014.

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Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust
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