In 2003, St. George’s Hospital in Rothwell was being demolished. The only building spared was the Grade II listed water tower, which became the centrepiece of the new houses on the site. With the water tanks removed, the structure restored and a new spiral staircase inserted, the tower was transferred to Leeds BPT in 2004, with a dowry to assist in its long term maintenance.

The hospital was built in 1904 as the Hunslet Union Workhouse, replacing older buildings in Hunslet. It  became a hospital in 1934, transferring into the new National Health Service in 1948. It finally closed in 1991 and its facilities moved into new premises as part of Seacroft Hospital.

In the 2004 restoration, the ground floor and first floor rooms were made capable of use, and the ground floor was used as a polling station on a couple of occasions, but proved too small.