Tag Archives: hospital re-use

Dundee Women’s Hospital

Posted on March 18, 2018 by

South Front of the former hospital, photographed in 2018 © H. Richardson On the slopes of Balgay Hill to the west of Dundee sits the former Dundee Women’s Hospital. Since it closed in the 1970s it has been converted into private … Continue reading →

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Margate’s Sea Bathing Hospital

Posted on December 27, 2017 by

Royal Sea Bathing Hospital, Margate. Photographed in 2017 © H. Richardson Earlier this year I spent a wonderful weekend in Margate and was fortunate to be staying just around the corner from the former Sea Bathing Hospital. This was a building … Continue reading →

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Dundee Royal Infirmary, now Regents Gardens

Posted on July 12, 2017 by

Postcard showing the principal south elevation of the Royal Infirmary Dundee Royal Infirmary closed in 1998, commemorative plaques and other items from the infirmary were transferred to Ninewells Hospital which replaced the infirmary as Dundee’s general and teaching hospital. Since … Continue reading →

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Inverness District Asylum (former Craig Dunain Hospital)

Posted on March 25, 2017 by

Inverness District Asylum, otherwise known as the Northern Counties Asylum, opened in 1864. Latterly it was renamed Craig Dunain Hospital and treated patients suffering from mental illness until 2000. Since then parts of the building have been converted to housing, while … Continue reading →

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former Royal Alexandra Infirmary, Paisley

Posted on December 18, 2016 by

The former Peter Coates Nurses’ Home, now converted to flats, photographed in 2013. This was part of the large complex that was the former Royal Alexandra Infirmary, off Neilston Road in Paisley. © Copyright Thomas Nugent and licensed for reuse under this Creative … Continue reading →

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Stone House Hospital, Dartford – now The Residence

Posted on October 9, 2016 by

Former Stone House Hospital photographed in 2005. The main range of the former hospital is now known as The Residence.  © Copyright Glyn Baker and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence A short hop from the Bluewater shopping centre is the … Continue reading →

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Napsbury Park, formerly Middlesex County Asylum

Posted on September 20, 2016 by

Napsbury Hospital, photographed in 1992. In the centre is the dining hall, with ward blocks on either side. This leafy residential development near St Albans, within sight of the M25, has been established on the site of Napsbury Hospital, incorporating … Continue reading →

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