St. Luke's Hospital
The former entrance, on the right, to St. Luke's Hospital (now demolished)
St Luke's Hospital, Huddersfield is located in West Yorkshire
St Luke's Hospital, Huddersfield
Shown in West Yorkshire
Geography
LocationHuddersfield, England
Coordinates53°38′06″N 1°48′40″W / 53.635°N 1.811°W / 53.635; -1.811
Organisation
TypeMental health
History
Opened1934
Closed2011
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St. Lukes Hospital was a large hospital in the English town of Huddersfield; it had approximately 850 beds for patient-care.

History

Formerly a workhouse, built in 1872,[1][2] it was situated in the suburb of Crosland Moor and mostly provided geriatric and psychiatric care. It became St. Luke's Hospital in 1930 but it was not until 1934 before clinical service became generally available.[3]

The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[4] The hospital closed in 2011 and the buildings on the site were partially demolished in early 2015.[5] Planning applications for the 22-acre site include proposals for a mixture of housing and commercial units.[6]

References

  1. "Huddersfield Trivia Page 2". Archived from the original on 28 October 2002. Retrieved 13 February 2015.
  2. "Huddersfield". Workhouses. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  3. "St. Luke's Hospital, Crosland Moor". Huddersfield Exposed. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  4. "St Luke's Hospital Huddersfield, Huddersfield". National Archives. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  5. "St Luke's hospital demolition nears completion as residents await news on future of the site". Huddersfield Examiner. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 13 February 2014.
  6. "200 homes and supermarket plan for St Luke's site in Crosland Moor sees changes after residents get involved". Huddersfield Examiner. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
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