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The Friern Barnet Photo Archive
Coppetts Wood HospitalGatehouse at left of entrance photographed in September 2000
Picture added on 08 December 2009 at 15:29
I worked at Coppetts Wood as a hospital porter in the winter of 1977-78, my first job after moving to London. The gatehouse also served as the porter’s lodge. The hospital was an intriguing place. I left in the Spring to work at the Young Vic.
Added by James A. Smith on 07 May 2022