Description:The Cottage Hospital (Alsop Memorial Hospital) was built in 1870, by the gift of Mrs A.E. Alsop in memory of her late husband, James Alsop, J.P. The site was given by two of his nephews, John and Robert Alsop. It is one of the many buildings in the town designed by local architects Sugden and Son. Over the years the site has been extended with money left by several local people. On Monday 12 July 1909 a new wing of the hospital was opened, largely paid for by a substantial bequest of Miss Elizabeth Flint.