Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital

The Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital was a health facility in Lumley Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. It was managed by South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital
South West Yorkshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital
Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital is located in West Yorkshire
Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital
Shown in West Yorkshire
Geography
LocationLumley Street, Castleford, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°43′13″N 1°22′12″W / 53.7202°N 1.3699°W / 53.7202; -1.3699
Organisation
Care systemNHS
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1924
Closed2017
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

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The facility was commissioned in 1924: it was available to patients from 1926 but not officially opened by Princess Mary until 23 August 1929.[1] During the 1930s a significant amount of its funding came from Henry Briggs, Son and Co., a local coal mining business.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] A new 120-bed mental health unit opened in the 1970s.[4]

After services transferred to Pontefract Hospital, the hospital closed in 2017.[5] The buildings were demolished in summer 2018 and the site was subsequently developed by Persimmon for residential use.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "1929 - A busy day for Princess Mary". The Borough of Castleford. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  2. ^ Dintenfass, Michael (1992). Managing Industrial Decline: The British Coal Industry Between the Wars. Ohio State University Press. p. 121. ISBN 978-0814205693.
  3. ^ "Castleford, Normanton and District Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  4. ^ Ham, Christopher (1981). Policy-making in the National Health Service: A Case Study of the Leeds Regional Hospital Board. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 70. ISBN 978-0333291375.
  5. ^ "Hospital site could become 100 houses". 6 March 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Pensioner's life made a misery by dust from new housing development". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 3 August 2018. Retrieved 28 January 2020.