Argyll and Bute Hospital was a mental health facility in Lochgilphead, Scotland. The original building (sometimes referred to as the West House) is a Grade C listed building.[2] The hospital is managed by NHS Highland.[3]
History
The hospital, which was designed by David Cousin, opened as the Argyll District Asylum in 1863.[4][5] It became the Argyll and Bute District Asylum in 1868.[4] A new block, designed by Peddie & Kinnear, (sometimes referred to as the East House) was added in 1883 and, after joining the National Health Service as the Argyll and Bute Hospital in 1948, a new 30-bed extension was added and officially opened by the Duchess of Kent in 1971.[4] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and was closed to inpatients in 2016. The hospital closed permanently in 2017.[1] Although a Grade C listed property, the buildings are no longer maintained and in 2020 the 'East House', being unsafe, was demolished.[6]
References
- ^ a b "'Very sad' – a fresh view of Argyll and Bute hospital demolition". Argyllshire Advertiser. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Argyll and Bute Hospital, Firgrove (Category C Listed Building) (LB48640)". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
- ^ "Argyll and Bute Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ a b c "Argyll and Bute Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Argyll and Bute Hospital (125177)". Canmore. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Crawford, Amanda (5 February 2016). "Mental health ward move marks end of hospital era". Argyllshire Advertiser. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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