Abertillery and District Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Abertyleri a'r Cylch) was a community hospital in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery, in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Abertillery and District Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Aneurin Bevan University Health Board | |
 Abertillery and District Hospital | |
  Shown in Blaenau Gwent County Borough | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Aberbeeg, Abertillery, Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°42′31″N 3°08′56″W / 51.70861°N 3.14889°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community Hospital |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| Beds | 52 |
| History | |
| Opened | 1922 |
| Closed | 2008 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
editThe site for the hospital was acquired from the Hanbury Estate.[2] A foundation stone was laid on behalf of the directors of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company and the Lancaster Steam Coal Company, another on behalf of their workers and a third stone on behalf of the people of Abertillery on 25 September 1920.[2] The hospital was designed by Walter Prosser and built by John Henry Monks.[2] It opened on 30 September 1922.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]
The hospital closed in 2008 and was subsequently acquired by the St Luke's Hospital Group who continue to operate it as a mental health facility.[4]
In popular culture
editThe hospital was used for scenes in the Doctor Who episode "The Eleventh Hour"[5] and the film Skellig.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Abertillery and District Hospital". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Abertillery and District Hospital". Out of the Blue Artifacts. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Abertillery and District Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "New life for Abertillery Hospital". South Wales Argus. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "The Eleventh Hour". Shannon Sullivan. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
- ^ "Aberbeeg's a hit with film makers". Wales Online. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2019.