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Aldi Transforms Historic Hospital Into New Supermarket
16 Apr
Summary
- Aldi is converting a former psychiatric hospital into a supermarket.
- The move is part of a £370 million investment for store expansion.
- The historic main building of Thorpe Coombe Hospital will be preserved.
Aldi is set to open a new supermarket at the former Thorpe Coombe Hospital site in Walthamstow, East London. This development is a component of the supermarket's substantial £370 million investment plan to fuel its ongoing expansion across the UK.
The former psychiatric hospital, which originally opened as a maternity facility in the 1930s, closed its doors in 2017. Planning documents indicate that the historic main building, a former 18th-century villa, will be preserved. The new store is expected to be built in the vicinity of the existing car park.
