St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital
St George's Hospital, Stafford is located in Staffordshire
St George's Hospital, Stafford
Shown in Staffordshire
Geography
LocationStafford, England
Coordinates52°48′42″N 2°06′57″W / 52.8117°N 2.1159°W / 52.8117; -2.1159
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1818
Closed1995
Links
ListsHospitals in England

St George's Hospital is a mental health facility in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The main building is no longer in use but survives and is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The hospital, which was designed by Joseph Potter using an early corridor layout, opened as the Stafford General Asylum in October 1818.[2] New buildings to the rear of the main structure were completed in 1850.[2] A new female block was added in 1879 and a similar male block was added in 1884.[2] The hospital became Stafford Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as St George's Hospital in 1948.[3]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the need and desire for huge asylum style hospitals reduced and the main building closed in 1995.[2] It was subsequently converted into apartments as St George's Mansions.[4][5][6] The inpatient psychiatric facility was moved next door into more modern units with individual bedrooms and recreational facilities.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Historic England. "St George's Hospital (1195385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "St George's Hospital, Stafford". County Asylums. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "St George's Hospital, Stafford". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  4. ↑ "St George's Mansions". Shropshire Homes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  5. ↑ "Take a tour of abandoned Stafford asylum". Express and Star. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  6. ↑ "Abandoned hospital given luxurious lease of life". BDaily News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  7. ↑ "St George's Hospital". NHS. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
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