Stretford Memorial Hospital
Stretford Memorial Hospital was a health facility in Seymour Grove, Stretford, Greater Manchester. It was managed by Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The facility closed in 2015.
| Stretford Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | |
Stretford Memorial Hospital | |
Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Seymour Grove, Stretford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°27′10″N 2°16′27″W / 53.4529°N 2.2742°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1925 |
| Closed | 2015 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History edit
The facility, which was designed in the Italianate style, was built as a private residence known as Basford House and completed in around 1850.[1] It was lent to the British Red Cross for use as an auxiliary hospital during the First World War.[1] A local trust acquired the building and converted into a maternity hospital, as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the First World War, in 1925.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948[3] and the pop star, Andy Gibb, was born at the hospital in 1958.[4] It was converted for use as a geriatric hospital in October 1985.[2]
Services transferred to Trafford General Hospital and Stretford Memorial Hospital closed in 2015.[5] After its closure, the site became a target for vandals and squatters.[6] In May 2021, a developer submitted proposals for the restoration of the building to the trust.[7]
References edit
- ^ a b Hartwell, Clare; Hyde, Matthew; Pevsner, Sir Nikolaus (2004). Lancashire: Manchester and the South-East. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300105834.
- ^ a b "Stretford Memorial Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Stretford Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ Meyer, David N. (9 July 2013). The Bee Gees: The Biography. Da Capo Press. p. 2013. ISBN 978-0306820250.
- ^ "Stretford Memorial Hospital set to close its doors". Messenger Newspapers. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "£2.8m plans to transform derelict former hospital". Manchester Evening News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
- ^ Whitear, Sam (21 May 2021). "£2.8M restoration scheme for former hospital unveiled". Business Manchester. Retrieved 2 October 2021.