Blackburn Royal Infirmary

Blackburn Royal Infirmary
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
The War Memorial Wing, all that remains of the Blackburn Royal Infirmary
Shown in Lancashire
Geography
Location Blackburn, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°44′10″N 2°29′20″W / 53.73614°N 2.48886°W / 53.73614; -2.48886Coordinates: 53°44′10″N 2°29′20″W / 53.73614°N 2.48886°W / 53.73614; -2.48886
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type Acute
History
Founded 1858
Closed 2006
Links
Lists Hospitals in the United Kingdom

The Blackburn Royal Infirmary was an acute District General Hospital in Blackburn, Lancashire. It was managed by East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

Although the foundation stone was laid on 24 May 1858, because of the depressed state of the local cotton industry, the Blackburn Infirmary did not open until 1864.[1] The Victoria Wing was added to commemorate the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1897.[2] The facility became known as the Blackburn and East Lancashire Royal Infirmary from 1914.[2]

A War Memorial Wing, built to commemorate soldiers who died in the First World War, would not have been completed but for a large donation from Elma Yerburgh, Chairman of Thwaites Brewery:[3] the wing opened in June 1928.[2] Further extensions were completed in 1965 and 1980.[1]

As part of a plan to rationalise acute and tertiary healthcare in the local area, most of the services transferred to the Royal Blackburn Hospital in spring 2006 and the infirmary site was sold to Barratt Developments.[2] The War Memorial Wing has been retained and will be converted for residential use so creating 53 flats.[4][5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 "Blackburn Royal Infirmary". BBC. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Blackburn Royal Infirmary". Cotton Town. Retrieved 15 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Grimshaw, Margo (19 October 2004). "Is it time for you to confess, Tony?". Margo's Column. This is Lancashire. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  4. ↑ "Barratt gets go ahead for Blackburn Royal Infirmary". Housing Excellence. 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  5. ↑ Magill, Pete (6 August 2007). "Victorian infirmary to be pulled down". Lancashire Telegraph. Archived from the original on 3 February 2016. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "New homes for old hospital site". BBC News. 26 December 2007. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
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