Abertillery and District Hospital explained

Abertillery and District Hospital
Map Type:Wales Blaenau Gwent
Location:Aberbeeg, Abertillery
Region:Blaenau Gwent County Borough
State:Wales
Country:UK
Coordinates:51.7086°N -3.1489°W
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Community Hospital
Emergency:No
Beds:52
Founded:1922
Closed:2008

Abertillery and District Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Abertyleri a'r Cylch) was a community hospital in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery, in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The site for the hospital was acquired from the Hanbury Estate.[2] A foundation stone was laid on behalf of the directors of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company and the Lancaster Steam Coal Company, another on behalf of their workers and a third stone on behalf of the people of Abertillery on 25 September 1920.[2] The hospital was designed by Walter Prosser and built by John Henry Monks.[2] It opened on 30 September 1922.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]

The hospital closed in 2008 and was subsequently acquired by the St Luke's Hospital Group who continue to operate it as a mental health facility.[4]

In popular culture

The hospital was used for scenes in the Doctor Who episode "The Eleventh Hour"[5] and the film Skellig.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Abertillery and District Hospital. British Listed Buildings. 21 February 2019.
  2. Web site: Abertillery and District Hospital. Out of the Blue Artifacts. 21 February 2019.
  3. Web site: Abertillery and District Hospital. National Archives. 21 February 2019.
  4. Web site: New life for Abertillery Hospital. 9 September 2009. South Wales Argus. 21 February 2019.
  5. Web site: The Eleventh Hour. Shannon Sullivan. 21 February 2019.
  6. Web site: Aberbeeg’s a hit with film makers. 16 April 2009. Wales Online. 21 February 2019.