Dykebar Hospital

Last updated

Dykebar Hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Dykebar Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 1439782.jpg
Dykebar Hospital
Renfrewshire UK location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Shown in Renfrewshire
Geography
Location Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Coordinates 55°49′27″N4°24′05″W / 55.8242°N 4.4014°W / 55.8242; -4.4014
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Psychiatric hospital
Services
Emergency department No
History
Opened1909
Links
Lists Hospitals in Scotland

Dykebar Hospital is a mental health facility in Dykebar, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The main building is a Grade B listed building. [1] The hospital is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

Contents

History

The hospital, which was designed by Thomas Graham Abercrombie in the Scottish Baroque style, [2] opened as the Renfrew District Asylum in 1909. [3] Two further villas and a nurses' home were completed in 1914 and it served as a military hospital during the closing stages of the First World War. [3] It became Dykebar Mental Hospital in the 1920s and joined the National Health Service as Dykebar Hospital in 1948. [4] A major extension for geriatric patients was added in 1975. [3]

Three historic wards at a Paisley Hospital have been placed on an at-risk register. Wards 20, 22, 23, at Dykebar Hospital are cited in the Buildings at Risk Bulletin published by the Scottish Civic Trust on behalf of conservation body Historic Scotland. Also on the at-risk list is Mid Dykebar, a large red sandstone building within the grounds of the hospital. Ward 22 - formerly known as Villa 2 - is vacant and has been the target of vandals for some time. [5]

The remaining two wards - before the new hospital was built in the mid-Seventies ward 20 was known as Villa 1 and ward 23 Villa 5 - are also vacant and boarded up. All four buildings were built in 1909 by Abercrombie. [6] Mid Dykebar was built to house the superintendent of the hospital, which was then Renfrew District Asylum. A notable feature of the building is that the east entrance is unusual in having large areas of walling without windows. [7]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrewshire</span> Council area of Scotland

Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley, Renfrewshire</span> Town in the west central Lowlands of Scotland

Paisley is a large town situated in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. Located north of the Gleniffer Braes, the town borders the city of Glasgow to the east, and straddles the banks of the White Cart Water, a tributary of the River Clyde.

Ralston is a small, middle-class, suburban settlement in Renfrewshire, Scotland, being part of the greater town of Paisley. The district straddles the A761, the main dual-carriageway between Renfrewshire and the City of Glasgow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Barrhead</span> Town in East Bisland Renfrewshire, Scotland

Barrhead is a town in East Renfrewshire, Scotland, thirteen kilometres (8 mi) southwest of Glasgow city centre on the edge of the Gleniffer Braes. At the 2011 census its population was 17,268.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Houston, Renfrewshire</span> Human settlement in Scotland

Houston, is a village in the council area of Renfrewshire and the larger historic county of the same name in the west central Lowlands of Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Crookston, Glasgow</span> Suburb of Glasgow, Scotland

Crookston is a residential suburb on the southwestern edge of the city of Glasgow, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrew (district)</span>

<span class="mw-page-title-main">River Cart</span> River in Scotland

The River Cart is a tributary of the River Clyde, Scotland, which it joins from the west roughly midway between the towns of Erskine and Renfrew and opposite the town of Clydebank.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrewshire (historic)</span> Historic county and lieutenancy area of western Scotland

Renfrewshire or the County of Renfrew is a historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The lieutenancy area covers the three modern council areas of Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire, and this area is occasionally termed Greater Renfrewshire to distinguish it from the modern council area called Renfrewshire. The historic county additionally included territory on the south-western edge of Glasgow which was gradually transferred to the administrative area of the city as it grew.

Hawkhead is an area near Paisley in Renfrewshire, Scotland.

Dykebar is a small residential estate at the south-easternmost periphery of Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland, close to the local authority boundaries with both East Renfrewshire and Glasgow. It is situated next to the Hawkhead area, with other neighbourhoods in the vicinity including Thornly Park, Lochfield, Hunterhill and Blackhall. Dykebar is home to Paisley's general psychiatric hospital, and is approximately 1.2 miles (1.9 km) from both Barrhead and Nitshill.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley</span> Hospital in Renfrewshire, Scotland

The Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) is the main hospital in Paisley serving a large catchment area stretching all the way to Oban and Argyll. The hospital is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Renfrew</span> Town in Renfrewshire, Scotland

Renfrew is a town 6 miles (10 km) west of Glasgow in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. It is the historic county town of Renfrewshire. Called the "Cradle of the Royal Stewarts" for its early link with Scotland's former royal house, Renfrew gained royal burgh status in 1397.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Formakin House</span> Historic site

Formakin House is an early 20th-century mansion and estate in Renfrewshire, Scotland. It is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) south of the Firth of Clyde, and 2.5 kilometres (1.6 mi) west of Bishopton. Formakin was designed by Robert Lorimer for wealthy businessman John Holms, though the main house was never completed. It declined during the 20th century, but in the 1990s, restoration of the estate buildings was completed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leverndale Hospital</span> Hospital in Glasgow, Scotland

Leverndale Hospital is a mental health facility at Crookston, Glasgow, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The Towerview Unit, which has been taken out of use, is Category A listed.

Riccartsbar Hospital was a mental health facility in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rosshall</span> Area of Glasgow

Rosshall is an area in the south-west of Glasgow, Scotland, within the Cardonald ward of Glasgow City Council. It has a fairly isolated location, with the White Cart Water forming a border to the south and east, the Paisley Canal Line railway to the north, and open fields to the west that form a short green belt between Glasgow and the large town of Paisley – the nearest building 500 yards (460 m) to the west, Rosshall Mains Farm, falls under Paisley administration rather than Glasgow.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Paisley Town Hall</span> Municipal building in Paisley, Scotland

Paisley Town Hall is a public hall in Abbey Close, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The building, which is being converted into a centre for performing arts, is a Category A listed building.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Wards of Renfrewshire</span>

Renfrewshire is one of the 32 council areas of Scotland, formally established in 1996 to succeed the Renfrew district within the Strathclyde region, both of which were abolished; the headquarters are at Paisley.

References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Dykebar Hospital (Category B Listed Building) (LB38961)" . Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. "Thomas Graham Abercrombie". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Dykebar Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  4. "Dykebar Hospital". University of Glasgow Archives. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  5. Buildings at Risk Bulletin, the Scottish Civic Trust
  6. "Renfrewshire (see also Inverclyde)". 26 April 2015. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  7. "Five spooky places in Renfrewshire you might want to avoid this Hallowe'en". Barrhead News. Retrieved 28 April 2019.