Ladysbridge Hospital
Ladysbridge Hospital was a mental health facility near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The former hospital is a Category B listed building.[1]
| Ladysbridge Hospital | |
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 Ladysbridge Hospital | |
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  Shown in Aberdeenshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 57.6627°N 2.5904°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | Psychiatric hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1865 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The hospital, which was designed by Alexander Reid in the Tudor Revival style, opened as the Banff District Asylum in May 1865.[2] A separate facility for female patients, briefly known as Woodpark Succursal Asylum, was built in June 1880 but was later fully amalgamated with the main asylum.[3] An additional villa for male patients was completed in 1903.[2] The asylum became Ladysbridge Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as Ladysbridge Hospital in 1948.[4] A recreation hall was added in the 1960s.[2]
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in May 2003.[2] The original main building was subsequently converted into terraced housing as "Ladysbridge House" within a larger development known as "Ladysbridge Village".[5]
See also
References
- Historic Environment Scotland. "Ladysbridge Hospital, Troup, Administration and Moor Newton Blocks (Category B Listed Building) (LB3238)". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Ladysbridge Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff". Ladysbridge Stories. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Ladysbridge Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- "Plans for next phase of radical scheme to create new north-east village lodged". Press and Journal. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.