Torridge Hospital was a health facility in Meddon Street, Bideford, Devon, England. It has been converted into apartments and remains a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Torridge Hospital | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Torridge Hospital | |
  Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Meddon Street, Bideford, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 51°00′55″N 4°12′42″W / 51.0152°N 4.2118°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Geriatric |
| History | |
| Opened | 1838 |
| Closed | c.1993 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History edit
The facility, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, opened as the Bideford Union Workhouse in 1838.[2] An isolation block was added in the 1880s and a new infirmary was completed in 1903.[2] It became the Whitehouse Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service in 1948 before evolving into a geriatric facility.[3] After the hospital closed in around 1993[4] the main building was converted into apartments as Westcroft Court.[5]
References edit
- ^ Historic England. "Main Building, Bideford and Torridge Hospital (1200925)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Bideford". Workhouses. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Annual Report 1960". Bideford Council. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Volume: Torridge Hospital, formerly Bideford Union Workhouse, Bideford". Historic England. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
- ^ "Bideford Union Workhouse". Pastscape. Retrieved 12 January 2020.