Southport Promenade Hospital
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Southport Promenade Hospital is a Grade II listed former Victorian hospital that was situated on the Promenade at the seaside resort of Southport
. Today the building has been restored into luxury apartments known as the Marine Gate Mansions.
Pre 1948 the hospital was a voluntary hospital and also used throughout both World Wars as a military hospital. After World War II
the NHS was founded and the hospital was then handed over and managed by the NHS until its closure. During its time in the NHS the hospital was used to treat patients with acute medical conditions, spinal injuries and orthopedic injurys.
The hospital finally closed in 1990 and lay empty for many years. In 1988 shortly before closure, Princess Diana opened the new Southport District General Hospital and the spinal injuries unit moved from the promenade site to the Southport General Infirmary
where they remained until 1990 when the new extension at the rear of the new Southport District General Hospital was completed. The extension was built especially to house the spinal injuries unit.
Southport
Southport is a seaside town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton in Merseyside, England. During the 2001 census Southport was recorded as having a population of 90,336, making it the eleventh most populous settlement in North West England...
. Today the building has been restored into luxury apartments known as the Marine Gate Mansions.
History
The plans for the construction of the hospital were started by the Strangers Charity, who founded the hospital in 1806. The present building was finally completed in 1852.Pre 1948 the hospital was a voluntary hospital and also used throughout both World Wars as a military hospital. After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the NHS was founded and the hospital was then handed over and managed by the NHS until its closure. During its time in the NHS the hospital was used to treat patients with acute medical conditions, spinal injuries and orthopedic injurys.
The hospital finally closed in 1990 and lay empty for many years. In 1988 shortly before closure, Princess Diana opened the new Southport District General Hospital and the spinal injuries unit moved from the promenade site to the Southport General Infirmary
Southport General Infirmary
Southport General Infirmary was a Victorian hospital that was Southport's first major hospital. The first construction of the building started in October 1892, with the first patients being seen at the hospital in September 1895.-History:...
where they remained until 1990 when the new extension at the rear of the new Southport District General Hospital was completed. The extension was built especially to house the spinal injuries unit.