Ladysbridge Hospital Explained

Ladysbridge Hospital
Location:Banff
Region:Aberdeenshire
Country:Scotland
Healthcare:NHS Scotland
Type:Psychiatric hospital
Speciality:Psychiatry
Emergency:No
Founded:1865
Closed:2003
Map Type:Scotland Aberdeenshire
Coordinates:57.6627°N -2.5904°W

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

History

The hospital, which was designed by Alexander Reid in the Tudor Revival style, opened as the Banff District Asylum in May 1865.[1] 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.[2] An additional villa for male patients was completed in 1903.[1] The asylum became Ladysbridge Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as Ladysbridge Hospital in 1948.[3] A recreation hall was added in the 1960s.[1]

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.[1] The original main building was subsequently converted into terraced housing as "Ladysbridge House" within a larger development known as "Ladysbridge Village".[4]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ladysbridge Hospital. Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2019.
  2. Web site: Ladysbridge Hospital, Banff. Ladysbridge Stories. 26 April 2019.
  3. Web site: Ladysbridge Hospital. National Archives. 26 April 2019.
  4. Web site: Plans for next phase of radical scheme to create new north-east village lodged. 24 March 2017. Press and Journal. 26 April 2019.