Preston Royal Infirmary

Preston Royal Infirmary
Main Block
Shown in Preston
Geography
Location	Preston, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	53°45′58″N2°41′33″W / 53.76603°N 2.69263°W / 53.76603; -2.69263
Organisation
Care system	Public NHS
Type	Teaching Hospital
History
Opened	1869
Closed	1990
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

West Wing

The Preston Royal Infirmary was an acute general hospital in Preston, Lancashire, England. Two remaining buildings are Grade II listed buildings. ^{[1] [2]}

History

The hospital had its origins in a House of Recovery constructed between 1829 and 1833. ^[1] It was extended by James Hibbert between 1866 and 1870 ^[3] to create the Preston and County of Lancaster Royal Infirmary; this facility became the Preston and County of Lancaster Queen Victoria Royal Infirmary in 1929. ^[4] A further two storeys were added to the main block in 1936. ^[1]

It joined the National Health Service as the Preston Royal Infirmary in 1948 and, after services had transferred to the Royal Preston Hospital, it closed in 1990. ^[4] Two buildings each gained Grade II listed building status on 7 April 1988, and were subsequently converted for use as student halls of residence. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Historic England. "Deepdale Hall (formerly main block of Preston Royal Infirmary) (1292423)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 1 December 2018.
2. Historic England. "Deepdale Hall (formerly west wing of Preston Royal Infirmary) (1207267)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 10 April 2014.
3. Hartwell & Pevsner (2009), p. 542
4. "Preston Infirmary, Preston". National Archives. Retrieved 30 November 2018.

Sources

• Hartwell, Clare; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2009) [1969], Lancashire: North, The Buildings of England, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, ISBN   978-0-300-12667-9