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St Luke's Hospital is an NHS hospital in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Little Horton Lane to the south-west of Bradford city centre. The hospital is managed by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.[1] The main accommodation block is a grade II listed building.[2]

History

The hospital has its origins in the Bradford Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1852.[3] During the First World War, the Bradford Board of Guardians ran the hospital as an auxiliary war hospital. Thereafter it became known as St Luke's Hospital.[4] It became the City of Bradford Municipal General Hospital in 1929 and joined the National Health Service as St. Luke's Hospital in 1948.[3]

The hospital was noted for being a pioneer in the field of chemotherapy under Professor Robert Turner and George Whyte-Watson in the 1950s.[5][6]

In 2009 a disused ward on the site was used as the fictional St Aidan's Hospital in the ITV drama, The Royal with external scenes filmed around Scarborough and Whitby in North Yorkshire.[7] One of the stars of the Royal, Natalie Anderson, was actually born at St Luke's in 1981 when the hospital had a maternity ward.[8] This and other buildings were not being used for medical practice and in 2010, were demolished due to vandalism, dry rot and asbestos.[9]

It was also used as a filming location in A Passionate Woman in autumn 2009.[10]

Hospital radio

St Luke's Sound is the hospital radio station serving patients and staff.[11]

St Luke's Hospital, Bradford, after partial demolition of one building

See also

References

  1. ^ "St Luke's Hospital". www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ^ Historic England. "Main block at St Luke's Hospital (Grade II) (1430095)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. ^ a b "St Luke's Hospital Bradford, Bradford". National Archives. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Bradford's Military Hospitals". BradfordWW1 - Life at home in Bradford during the First World War. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ Lomax, Claire (16 June 2009). "'Fascinating' look at medical history". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Pioneers who brought new hope for breast cancer patients". The Yorkshire Post. 3 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ "TV filming of The Royal 'postponed'". The Scarborough News. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ^ Barnett, David (26 June 2009). "How TV gets switched on by Bradford". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ^ Lomax, Claire (22 October 2010). "Historic St Luke Hospital buildings are demolished". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  10. ^ Clayton, Emma (8 April 2010). "Home-grown stars' slice of passion". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. ^ Lowson, Rob (6 December 2015). "Bradford hospital's radio volunteers gear up for 30-hour music marathon". Keighley News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2017.

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