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Stretford Memorial Hospital

Coordinates: 53°27′10″N 2°16′27″W / 53.4529°N 2.2742°W / 53.4529; -2.2742
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Stretford Memorial Hospital
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Stretford Memorial Hospital
Stretford Memorial Hospital is located in Greater Manchester
Stretford Memorial Hospital
Shown in Greater Manchester
Geography
LocationSeymour Grove, Stretford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates53°27′10″N 2°16′27″W / 53.4529°N 2.2742°W / 53.4529; -2.2742
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1925
Closed2015
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Stretford Memorial Hospital was a health facility in Seymour Grove, Stretford, Greater Manchester. It was managed by Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. It closed in 2015.

History

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The building in which the hospital was housed was originally a private residence known as Basford House. It was designed in the Italianate style and completed around 1850.[1] It was loaned to the British Red Cross for use as an auxiliary hospital during World War I.[1] In 1925, a local trust acquired the building and converted into a maternity hospital, as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the war.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] In 1956, Joy Division singer Ian Curtis was born at the Hospital[4] and in 1958, Andy Gibb, the brother of the Bee Gees, was born.[5] In October 1985, it was converted for use as a geriatric hospital, and later became the base for Trafford's Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service .[2]

In 2015, the services transferred to Trafford General Hospital and Stretford Memorial Hospital closed.[6] After its closure the site became a target for vandals and squatters.[7] In May 2021, a developer submitted proposals for the restoration of the building to the Trust.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Sir Nikolaus (2004). Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300105834.
  2. ^ a b "Stretford Memorial Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Stretford Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Ian Curtis - Biography". IMDb. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ Meyer, David N. (9 July 2013). The Bee Gees: The Biography. Da Capo Press. p. 267. ISBN 978-0306820250.
  6. ^ "Stretford Memorial Hospital set to close its doors". Messenger Newspapers. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  7. ^ "£2.8m plans to transform derelict former hospital". Manchester Evening News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  8. ^ Whitear, Sam (21 May 2021). "£2.8M restoration scheme for former hospital unveiled". Business Manchester. Retrieved 2 October 2021.