Whitecroft Hospital
Whitecroft Hospital was a mental health facility near to Gatcombe on the Isle of Wight, England. The clock tower is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Whitecroft Hospital | |
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 Whitecroft Hospital | |
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  Shown on the Isle of Wight | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gatcombe, Isle of Wight, England |
| Coordinates | 50.6723°N 1.3023°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | N/A |
| Speciality | Psychiatric Hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1896 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital, which was designed by Benjamin Jacobs using a compact arrow layout, opened as the Isle of Wight County Asylum in July 1896.[2] It became the Isle of Wight Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as Whitecroft Hospital in 1948.[3] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1992.[2] The site was subsequently redeveloped for residential use as "Gatcombe Manor".[4][5]
References
- Historic England. "Clock tower at Whitecroft Hospital (1034485)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- "Whitecroft Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- "Whitecroft Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- "Whitecroft Hospital War Memorial". Isle of Wight Memorials. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
- "Gatcombe Manor". Mildren Construction. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
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