Hawkhead Hospital Explained

Hawkhead Hospital
Location:	Hawkhead Road
Region:	Hawkhead
Country:	Scotland
Healthcare:	NHS Scotland
Type:	General
Emergency:	No
Founded:	1936
Closed:	2005
Map Type:	Scotland Renfrewshire
Coordinates:	55.8343°N -4.3918°W

Hawkhead Hospital was a health facility on Hawkhead Road in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The complex is Grade B listed.^[1]

History

The facility, which was designed by Thomas S. Tait in the Art Deco style, opened as the Paisley Infectious Diseases Hospital in 1936.^{[2] [3]} The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and eventually closed in 2005.^[4] The site was subsequently developed by Kier Group with many of the historic buildings being converted for residential use as Hawkhead Village.^[5]

See also

• List of listed buildings in Paisley, Renfrewshire

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hawkhead Road, Hawkhead Hospital, Administration Block, Former Nurses Home, Wards 1-5, Boiler House And Mortuary, Laundry Block, Porter's Lodge, Waiting Room And Cottages. Historic Environment Scotland. 4 February 2020.
2. Web site: Hawkhead Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 4 February 2020.
3. Web site: Paisley, Hawkhead Hospital Administration Centre. Canmore. 4 February 2020.
4. Book: Harwood, Elain. Art Deco Britain: Buildings of the Inter-War Years. Batsford. 2019. 978-1849945271.
5. Web site: Hawkhead Village. Glasgow Architecture. 4 February 2020.