Towers Hospital

The Towers Hospital was a mental health facility in Humberstone, Leicestershire, England. The administration building, which became known as George Hine House, is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Towers Hospital
Original main block with superintendent's residence above, Towers Hospital
Shown in Leicestershire
Geography
LocationHumberstone, Leicestershire, England
Coordinates52.6498°N 1.0911°W / 52.6498; -1.0911
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentN/A
SpecialityPsychiatric Hospital
History
Opened1869
Closed2013
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The site chosen for the hospital had previously been occupied by Victoria House, the former home of Benjamin Broadbent, a master builder.[2] The hospital, which was designed by Edward Loney Stephens using a corridor layout with compact arrow additions, opened as the Leicester Borough Lunatic Asylum in September 1869.[3] An extension to the male ward, designed by George Thomas Hine, was completed in 1883 and a corresponding extension to the female ward, also designed by Hine, was completed in 1890.[3] A bath house, also designed by Hine, was added in 1913.[3] The facility became the Leicester City Mental Hospital in the 1920s.[3] Three detached villa properties, built in the 1930s, were made available to the Emergency Medical Service during the Second World War.[3] The facility joined the National Health Service as the Towers Hospital in 1948.[4]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in April 2013.[3] The administration building, which became known as George Hine House, was converted for use as a Sikh free school in 2014.[5] Several of the other buildings, including the original main block with superintendent's residence above, have been redeveloped for residential use.[3]

References

  1. Historic England. "Former Towers Hospital (1376811)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  2. "The Early Years". Leicestershire County Council. 12 August 2013. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. "Towers Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  4. "Towers Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
  5. "George Hine House to become Leicester Sikh free school". BBC. 30 December 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
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