Banbridge Hospital Explained

Banbridge Hospital
Location:Meeting House Road, Banbridge
Country:Northern Ireland
Healthcare:Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland
Type:Community
Founded:1841
Closed:1995
Map Type:Northern Ireland
Coordinates:54.348°N -6.2766°W

Banbridge Hospital was a health facility in Meeting House Road, Banbridge, Northern Ireland.

History

The facility has its origins in the Banbridge Union Workhouse which was designed by George Wilkinson and was completed in June 1841.[1] It became Banbridge District Hospital in 1932 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it evolved to become Banbridge Hospital.[2] Despite some investment in surgical wards in the 1980s, the hospital closed in 1995.[3] The old hospital was subsequently demolished and the new Banbridge Health and Care Centre opened on part of the site in 2016.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Banbridge. Workhouses. 31 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Banbridge Hospital. National Archives. 31 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Hospitals (Northern Ireland). Hansard. 5 March 1997. 31 March 2020.
  4. Web site: Work gathers pace on new health centre. Banbridge Leader. 11 June 2015. 31 March 2020.