Brooksby House Hospital

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Brooksby House Hospital
NHS Ayrshire and Arran
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Brooksby House
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Shown in North Ayrshire
Geography
Location Largs, North Ayrshire, Scotland
Coordinates 55°47′52″N4°52′04″W / 55.7978°N 4.8677°W / 55.7978; -4.8677
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Type Community hospital
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Brooksby House Hospital is a community hospital in the North Ayrshire region in Scotland. It is managed by NHS Ayrshire and Arran. [1] It is a Category A listed building. [2]

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History

The house was designed by David Hamilton and built as a yachting residence for Matthew Preston, a Glasgow businessman. [3] It was acquired as a convalescent home for the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary in 1896 and officially opened by Lady Watson [lower-alpha 1] in June 1897. [3]

The Brooksby Resource Centre, which offers both health services and local council services, was opened at Brooksby House by Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister, in 2009. [1] [5]

Notes

  1. Wife of Sir Renny Watson, Chairman of the Board of the Glasgow Victoria Infirmary [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Clinical Support Services and Estates and Capital Planning Services: Annual Report 2008/2009" (PDF). NHS Ayrshire and Arran . Retrieved 25 December 2018.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. Historic Environment Scotland. "Greenock Road Brooksby Convalescent Home and Gatepiers (Category A Listed Building) (LB37165)" . Retrieved 2 April 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Brooksby House, Largs". Historic Hospitals. 26 April 2015. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  4. "M136 Bellahouston Dispensary". Mackintosh Architecture. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  5. "Formal opening for Brooksby Medical and Resource Centre" (PDF). North Ayrshire Council and NHS Ayrshire and Arran. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 25 December 2018.[ permanent dead link ]