| Thomas Hope Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Thomas Hope Hospital | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°09′03″N3°00′00″W / 55.1507°N 2.9999°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Thomas Hope Hospital is a health facility at Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
The facility was financed by a large legacy from Thomas Hope, a retailing entrepreneur who had worked in the United States. [1] It was designed by John Henry Townsend Wodd in the Jacobean style and opened as the Thomas Hope Hospital for the Poor in 1897. [2] The design included an octagonal mortuary. [2] The hospital joined the National Health Service as the Thomas Hope Hospital in 1948. [3]