Bootham Park Hospital
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Bootham Park Hospital is a psychiatric hospital
, part of NHS North Yorkshire and York. It is located in the Bootham
district of York
and is a Grade I listed building.
In 1772, Robert Hay Drummond
, the Archbishop of York
, decided along with "twenty-four Yorkshire gentlemen" to establish an asylum, called the 'County Lunatic Asylum, York'. A committee was established, and the architect John Carr was co-opted with a pledge of 25 guineas. Carr's patron, the Marquis of Rockingham, pledged 100 guineas, and a total of £2500 was subscribed. By July 1773, £5000 had been promised, and Carr's scheme to accommodate 54 patients was approved on 25 August. The building was completed in 1777. The name of the building was later changed to Bootham Park Hospital.
Criticism about the handling of inmates led the local Quaker community to found, in 1790, a new asylum known as The Retreat
.
The hospital owns the only known portrait of Sir Jeffrey Dunstan (c.1759-1796): Artist unknown
Psychiatric hospital
Psychiatric hospitals, also known as mental hospitals, are hospitals specializing in the treatment of serious mental disorders. Psychiatric hospitals vary widely in their size and grading. Some hospitals may specialise only in short-term or outpatient therapy for low-risk patients...
, part of NHS North Yorkshire and York. It is located in the Bootham
Bootham
Bootham is a district near the centre of the city of York, North Yorkshire, England. It is just outside Bootham Bar, one of the ancient gateways through the city walls of York...
district of York
York
York is a walled city, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. The city has a rich heritage and has provided the backdrop to major political events throughout much of its two millennia of existence...
and is a Grade I listed building.
History
Robert Hay Drummond
Robert Hay , known later as Robert Hay-Drummond of Cromlix and Innerpeffray, was Archbishop of York from 1761 to 1776.-Origins and birth:...
, the Archbishop of York
Archbishop of York
The Archbishop of York is a high-ranking cleric in the Church of England, second only to the Archbishop of Canterbury. He is the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of York and metropolitan of the Province of York, which covers the northern portion of England as well as the Isle of Man...
, decided along with "twenty-four Yorkshire gentlemen" to establish an asylum, called the 'County Lunatic Asylum, York'. A committee was established, and the architect John Carr was co-opted with a pledge of 25 guineas. Carr's patron, the Marquis of Rockingham, pledged 100 guineas, and a total of £2500 was subscribed. By July 1773, £5000 had been promised, and Carr's scheme to accommodate 54 patients was approved on 25 August. The building was completed in 1777. The name of the building was later changed to Bootham Park Hospital.
Criticism about the handling of inmates led the local Quaker community to found, in 1790, a new asylum known as The Retreat
The Retreat
The Retreat, commonly known as the York Retreat, is a place in England for the treatment of people with mental health needs. Located in Lamel Hill in York, it operates as a not for profit charitable organisation....
.
The hospital owns the only known portrait of Sir Jeffrey Dunstan (c.1759-1796): Artist unknown