County Hospital, Durham

County Hospital, Durham
Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust
County Hospital, Durham
Shown in County Durham
Geography
Location Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 54°46′43″N 1°35′05″W / 54.77859°N 1.58472°W / 54.77859; -1.58472Coordinates: 54°46′43″N 1°35′05″W / 54.77859°N 1.58472°W / 54.77859; -1.58472
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Hospital type District General
Affiliated university Durham University
History
Founded 1853
Closed 2010
Links
Lists Hospitals in England

County Hospital, Durham was a mental health facility in Durham. It closed after services were moved to the Lanchester Road Hospital on the outskirts of the city. It was managed by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust.

History

The hospital, which was designed in the Elizabethan style and built at a cost of £7,500, opened in 1853.[1] Additional wards, which were financed by donations from Dean Waddington and John Eden, opened in 1867 and 1886 respectively.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] After services had transferred to the Lanchester Road Hospital, the site closed in 2010.[3]

In 2014 planning permission was sought to return the main building back to its original state and to create additional new-build student residences.[4] Construction work began on the new scheme in May 2017[5] and was completed in August 2018.[6]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Kelly's Directory 1910
  2. ↑ "Durham County Hospital, Durham". National archives. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  3. ↑ Tallentire, Mark (30 May 2013). "Durham's County Hospital sold to property developers". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Viaduct Court (County Hospital) Development". Stuome report. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Work begins on transformation of former County Hospital into student accommodation". Sladden Estates. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Rushford Court, Durham". Sladden Estates. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
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