Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital explained

Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital
Org/Group:South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Location:Lumley Street, Castleford
State:West Yorkshire
Country:England
Healthcare:NHS
Emergency:No
Founded:1924
Closed:2017
Map Type:West Yorkshire

The Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital was a health facility in Lumley Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. It was managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

History

The facility was commissioned in 1924: it was available to patients from 1926 but not officially opened by Princess Mary until 23 August 1929.[1] During the 1930s a significant amount of its funding came from Henry Briggs, Son and Co., a local coal mining business.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] A new 120-bed mental health unit opened in the 1970s.[4]

After services transferred to Pontefract Hospital, the hospital closed in 2017.[5] The buildings were demolished in summer 2018 and the site was subsequently developed by Persimmon for residential use.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1929 - A busy day for Princess Mary. The Borough of Castleford. 28 January 2020.
  2. Book: Dintenfass, Michael . Managing Industrial Decline: The British Coal Industry Between the Wars. 121. Ohio State University Press. 1992. 978-0814205693.
  3. Web site: Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital. National Archives. 28 January 2020.
  4. Book: Ham, Christopher . Policy-making in the National Health Service: A Case Study of the Leeds Regional Hospital Board. 70. Palgrave Macmillan. 1981. 978-0333291375.
  5. Web site: Hospital site could become 100 houses. 6 March 2016. 28 January 2020.
  6. Web site: Pensioner's life made a misery by dust from new housing development. Pontefract and Castleford Express. 3 August 2018. 28 January 2020.