St John's Hospital, Bracebridge Heath
| St John's Hospital, Bracebridge Heath | |
|---|---|
 St John's Hospital, Bracebridge Heath | |
  Shown in Lincolnshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bracebridge Heath, Lincolnshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°11′51″N 0°31′57″W / 53.1975°N 0.5326°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Funding | Public hospital |
| Type | Mental health |
| History | |
| Opened | 1852 |
| Closed | 1989 |
St John's Hospital, Bracebridge Heath was a mental health facility at Bracebridge Heath in Lincolnshire.
History
[edit]The hospital was designed by John Hamilton and James Medland in the Italianate style[1] as the Lincolnshire County Lunatic Asylum and opened in 1852.[2] It became Bracebridge Pauper Lunatic Asylum in 1898 and Bracebridge Mental Hospital in 1919.[2] It served as an Emergency Hospital during the Second World War and, having been renamed Bracebridge Heath Hospital in 1939, joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] It went on to become St John's Hospital, Bracebridge Heath in 1961.[2]
The hospital closed in December 1989 and the site has been sold to a property developer who has built 183 luxury homes and apartments there.[3] The original hospital buildings are classified as Grade II listed buildings.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Historic England. "St Johns Hospital (1074624)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 30 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "Records of St John's Hospital, Bracebridge, formerly, the Lincolnshire County Lunatic Asylum". National Archives. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ "Former hospital site development well under way". Lincolnshire Life. 1 February 2015. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Main building at St John's Hospital (1205000)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
External links
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