St John's Hospital, Stone
St John's Hospital was a mental health facility at Stone, Buckinghamshire, England.
| St John's Hospital | |
|---|---|
St John's Hospital | |
Shown in Buckinghamshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stone, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Coordinates | 51°48′08″N 0°52′31″W / 51.8021°N 0.8753°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Mental health |
| History | |
| Opened | 1853 |
| Closed | 1991 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History edit
The hospital, which was designed by Thomas Henry Wyatt and David Brandon using a corridor layout, opened as the Buckinghamshire County Asylum in January 1853.[1]
Additional wings to the main building and a detached chapel were added in the late 19th century.[1]
It became Buckinghamshire Mental Hospital in 1919 and, after additional staff accommodation was built in the 1930s, it joined the National Health Service as St John's Hospital in 1948.[2] An admissions building and a sports and social club were completed in 1959.[1]
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1991.[1] Despite extensive local protests, the hospital buildings were subsequently demolished and the site redeveloped for residential use.[1]
The hospital chapel survives and is a Grade II listed building.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "St John's Hospital, Stone". County Asylums. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ "St John's Hospital, Stone". National Archives. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
- ^ Historic England. "Chapel at St John's Hospital (1203986)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.