Belmont Hospital, Tiverton

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Belmont Hospital
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Belmont Hospital
Belmont Hospital, Tiverton
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Shown in Devon
Geography
LocationBelmont Road, Tiverton, Devon, England
Coordinates 50°54′26″N3°28′57″W / 50.9072°N 3.4825°W / 50.9072; -3.4825 Coordinates: 50°54′26″N3°28′57″W / 50.9072°N 3.4825°W / 50.9072; -3.4825
Organisation
Care system NHS
Type Community
History
Opened1838
Closed1990
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Belmont Hospital was a health facility in Belmont Road, Tiverton, Devon, England. It has been converted into apartments and remains a Grade II listed building. [1]

History

The facility, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, opened as the Tiverton Union Workhouse in 1838. [2] It became the Tiverton Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service in 1948. [3] After the hospital closed in 1990, the main building lay derelict for over 20 years before being converted into apartments by Devonshire Homes in 2013. [4]

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References

  1. Historic England. "Belmont Hospital, Tiverton (1384767)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. "Tiverton". Workhouses. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  3. "Belmont Hospital, Tiverton". National Archives. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  4. "Tiverton's former Belmont Hospital site is transformed into residential housing". Property News. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 12 January 2020.