Stretford Memorial Hospital

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Stretford Memorial Hospital
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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Stretford Memorial Hospital
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Shown in Greater Manchester
Geography
LocationSeymour Grove, Stretford, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 53°27′10″N2°16′27″W / 53.4529°N 2.2742°W / 53.4529; -2.2742
Organisation
Care system Public NHS
Type Community hospital
Services
Emergency department No Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1925
Closed2015
Links
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Stretford Memorial Hospital was a health facility in Seymour Grove, Stretford, Greater Manchester. It was managed by Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The facility closed in 2015.

History

The facility, which was designed in the Italianate style, was built as a private residence known as Basford House and completed in around 1850. [1] It was lent to the British Red Cross for use as an auxiliary hospital during the First World War. [1] A local trust acquired the building and converted into a maternity hospital, as a lasting memorial to soldiers who died in the First World War, in 1925. [2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 [3] and the pop star, Andy Gibb, was born at the hospital in 1958. [4] It was converted for use as a geriatric hospital in October 1985. [2]

Services transferred to Trafford General Hospital and Stretford Memorial Hospital closed in 2015. [5] After its closure, the site became a target for vandals and squatters. [6] In May 2021, a developer submitted proposals for the restoration of the building to the trust. [7]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Stretford Memorial Hospital". Archives Hub. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "Stretford Memorial Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. Meyer, David N. (9 July 2013). The Bee Gees: The Biography. Da Capo Press. p. 267. ISBN   978-0306820250.
  5. "Stretford Memorial Hospital set to close its doors". Messenger Newspapers. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  6. "£2.8m plans to transform derelict former hospital". Manchester Evening News. 20 May 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  7. Whitear, Sam (21 May 2021). "£2.8M restoration scheme for former hospital unveiled". Business Manchester. Retrieved 2 October 2021.