Doncaster Gate Hospital

Doncaster Gate Hospital was a hospital located in Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.

Doncaster Gate Hospital
Doncaster Gate Hospital
Shown in South Yorkshire
Geography
LocationRotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53.430°N 1.352°W / 53.430; -1.352
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeDistrict general
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1806
Closed1984
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital has its origins in the Rotherham Public Dispensary established at Wellgate in Rotherham in 1806.[1] It moved to College Square in Rotherham in 1828.[1]

Following an initiative by Dr Edward Shearman,[2] funding was sought for a new hospital in the town. Subscriptions were donated by every section of the community from ladies living on Moorgate to the workers in the surrounding factories.[3] It was decided to situate the new building in Doncaster Gate, so-named because it marked the gateway to Rotherham on the Doncaster Road.[4]

The architects, Mallison & Bakewell of Dewsbury and Leeds, were selected from over 90 entries in a competition run by The Builder magazine in 1869.[5] The hospital, which was built partly in Tudor style and partly in Gothic style at a cost of £9,000, opened in 1872.[1]

It joined the National Health Service as Doncaster Gate Hospital in 1948.[1] After services, including the special care baby unit,[6] had been transferred to Rotherham General Hospital, Doncaster Gate Hospital closed in 1984.[1]

See also

References
  1. "Rotherham Hospital, Rotherham". National Archives. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. "Shearman, Edward James (1798 - 1878)". Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. "Miss Nightingale and Rotherham Hospital" (PDF). British Journal of Nursing. 2 January 1904. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. "History of Doncaster Gate Hospital, Rotherham". Save Doncaster Gate. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. "Rotham Hospital". Rossbrett. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. "Celebrations to mark Rotherham Hospital's 40th year". Rotherham Advertiser. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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