County Hospital, Durham

County Hospital, Durham was a mental health facility in Durham. It closed in 2010 after services were moved to the Lanchester Road Hospital on the outskirts of the city. It was managed by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust.

County Hospital, Durham
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust
An engraving of the hospital in 1866
Shown in County Durham
Geography
LocationDurham, North East England, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates54.77859°N 1.58472°W / 54.77859; -1.58472
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeDistrict General
Affiliated universityDurham University
History
Opened1853
Closed2010
Links
ListsHospitals in England

In 2018 the building opened as a private student hall under the name Rushford Court.

History
The hospital in 2019 as a student residence

The hospital, which was designed in the Elizabethan style and built at a cost of £7,500, opened in 1853.[1] Additional wards, which were financed by donations from Dean Waddington and John Eden, opened in 1867 and 1886 respectively.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] After services had transferred to the Lanchester Road Hospital, the site closed in 2010.[3]

In 2014 planning permission was sought to return the main building back to its original state and to create additional new-build student residences.[4] Construction work began on the new scheme in May 2017[5] and was completed in August 2018.[6]

It is operated by Unite Students and named Rushford Court.[7]

During 2019-20, the site was the home of John Snow College while the college awaited completion of its new buildings on the Mount Oswald site.[7]

See also

References
  1. Kelly's Directory 1910
  2. "Durham County Hospital, Durham". National archives. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. Tallentire, Mark (30 May 2013). "Durham's County Hospital sold to property developers". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. "Viaduct Court (County Hospital) Development". Stuome report. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. "Work begins on transformation of former County Hospital into student accommodation". Sladden Estates. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. "Rushford Court, Durham". Sladden Estates. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  7. Conner-Hill, Rachel (17 December 2018). "Durham University announces plans to take over city centre accommodation". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 9 July 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.