St George's Hospital, Stafford
St George's Hospital is a mental health facility in Stafford, Staffordshire, England. The main building is no longer in use but survives and is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| St George's Hospital | |
|---|---|
 St George's Hospital | |
  Shown in Staffordshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Stafford, England |
| Coordinates | 52.8117°N 2.1159°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Mental health |
| History | |
| Opened | 1818 |
| Closed | 1995 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital, which was designed by Joseph Potter using an early corridor layout, opened as the Stafford General Asylum in October 1818.[2] New buildings to the rear of the main structure were completed in 1850.[2] A new female block was added in 1879 and a similar male block was added in 1884.[2] The hospital became Stafford Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as St George's Hospital in 1948.[3]
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the need and desire for huge asylum style hospitals reduced and the main building closed in 1995.[2] It was subsequently converted into apartments as St George's Mansions.[4][5][6] The inpatient psychiatric facility was moved next door into more modern units with individual bedrooms and recreational facilities.[7]
References
- Historic England. "St George's Hospital (1195385)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "St George's Hospital, Stafford". County Asylums. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "St George's Hospital, Stafford". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "St George's Mansions". Shropshire Homes. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Take a tour of abandoned Stafford asylum". Express and Star. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "Abandoned hospital given luxurious lease of life". BDaily News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
- "St George's Hospital". NHS. Retrieved 16 February 2022.