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Ladysbridge Hospital

Coordinates: 57°39′46″N 2°35′25″W / 57.6627°N 2.5904°W / 57.6627; -2.5904
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Ladysbridge Hospital
Ladysbridge Hospital
Ladysbridge Hospital is located in Aberdeenshire
Ladysbridge Hospital
Shown in Aberdeenshire
Geography
LocationBanff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Coordinates57°39′46″N 2°35′25″W / 57.6627°N 2.5904°W / 57.6627; -2.5904
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypePsychiatric hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1865
Closed2003
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

Ladysbridge Hospital was a mental health facility near Banff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. The former hospital is a Category B listed building.[1]

History

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Ladysbridge Hospital, Troup, Administration and Moor Newton Blocks (Category B Listed Building) (LB3238)". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ladysbridge Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff". Ladysbridge Stories. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Ladysbridge Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Plans for next phase of radical scheme to create new north-east village lodged". Press and Journal. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2019.