Murray Royal Hospital

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Murray Royal Hospital
NHS Tayside
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The chapel and flanking villas built in 1904
Murray Royal Hospital
Geography
Location Perth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates 56°23′59″N3°25′05″W / 56.3998°N 3.4181°W / 56.3998; -3.4181
Organisation
Care system NHS Scotland
Type Specialist
Services
Emergency department No
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1828(195 years ago) (1828)
Links
Website Official website OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg

The Murray Royal Hospital is a mental-health facility in Perth, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Tayside. The original main building is a Category A listed building. [1]

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History

The original main building of 1828 Main Building, Murray Royal Hospital (geograph 3338256).jpg
The original main building of 1828

The hospital arose from a bequest by James Murray, a local man who had inherited considerable wealth after his half brother died at sea. [2] The facility, which was designed by William Burn in the neoclassical style using a corridor plan layout, opened as James Murray's Royal Lunatic Asylum in 1828. [3]

Additional wings, designed by Burn, were added in 1833 and Pitcullen House, a neighbouring property, was acquired for use as a superintendent's residence in 1849. [3] More wings, this time designed by Andrew Heiton Junior, were added in 1888 and a chapel and two flanking half-timbered villas were added in 1904. [3] The hospital joined the National Health Service as James Murray's Royal Mental Hospital in 1948. [4]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and such a large facility was no longer necessary: a modern facility, designed by Atkins and built by Morgan Sindall and Robertson Group at a cost of £75 million on the same site, opened in June 2012. [5] The new facilities include the Rohallion Secure Care Clinic which incorporates both a low secure unit and a medium secure unit. [5]

The archives of the hospital are held by Archive Services at the University of Dundee. [2]

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References

  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Main Building, Former Murray Royal Hospital, Muirhall Road, Perth (Category A Listed Building) (LB39321)" . Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. 1 2 "Collection THB 29 - Murray Royal Asylum". Archive Services Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Murray Royal Hospital (Former): Main Block, Muirhall Road, Perth". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. "Murray Royal Hospital, Perth". National Archives. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. 1 2 "New chapter opens at Murray Royal". Daily Record. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2019.