Raikeswood Hospital | |
Location: | Gargrave Road, Skipton |
State: | North Yorkshire |
Country: | England |
Healthcare: | NHS |
Emergency: | No |
Founded: | 1840 |
Closed: | 1991 |
Map Type: | North Yorkshire |
Raikeswood Hospital was a health facility in Gargrave Road, Skipton, North Yorkshire, England. It has been converted for residential use and remains a Grade II listed building.
The facility had its origins in the Skipton Union Workhouse which was designed by George Webster[1] and opened in 1840.[2] A new infirmary was added in 1900.[2] It became the Skipton Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and then joined the National Health Service as Raikeswood Hospital in 1948.[2] After services had transferred to Skipton General Hospital in April 1991, Raikeswood Hospital closed and was subsequently converted for residential use as Gainsborough Court.[3]