Gransha Hospital

The facility was commissioned to replace the aging Londonderry County Asylum.[1] It was designed by Matthew Alexander Robinson in the Victorian style and built between 1902 and 1905.[2]

After joining the National Health Service in 1948,[3] the facility evolved to become the Stradreagh Hospital.[4] Two gate lodges were added in the 1960s.[5] Following the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline and almost all buildings in the old hospital were closed by December 2011.[6]

The main building of the old hospital was occupied by Oakgrove Integrated College on a temporary basis from 1992[7] until the college moved into modern purpose-built accommodation in 2004.[8] It was subsequently left to decay and was badly damaged in a serious fire in March 2016.[9]

The following modern facilities have been established at Gransha Park, the site of the old hospital:

• Grangewood Hospital, which was designed by Avanti Architects in collaboration with Kennedy Fitzgerald and built by Heron Brothers at a cost of £10.8 million, was completed in November 2012.[10][11] The 30-bed hospital provides inpatient acute mental health care services.[12]
• Lakeview Hospital, which was built at a cost of £4.8 million, was completed in October 2005.[13] The 43-bed facility provides assessment and treatment for people with learning and mental health problems.[13]
• Waterside Hospital, which dates back to the 1970s,[14][15] was partially refurbished in 2014.[16] The facility provides services for elderly people including dementia sufferers.[16]

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  Lakeview Hospital
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  Waterside Hospital