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Added basic info on Cottingham Caste, Hull Sanitorium and City Hospital. Added dates that the cancer and cardiology centres opened.
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==History==
==History==
The hospital is on the site of the large castellated mansion known as Cottingham Castle, which burnt down in 1861. Hull Sanatorium, designed by [[Joseph Hirst]], was built on the site in 1913-16, and in 1928 the City Hospital for infectious diseases was moved from its original Hedon Road site to newly erected buildings on this site.<ref>Nikolaus Pevsner and David Neave, [https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=bcp5soQZ0OwC&pg=PA387&lpg=PA387&dq=prospect+tower+castle+hill+hospital&source=bl&ots=hDr9zh-jHQ&sig=a6pztUXIp149k04fIErLKNLHZNQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQu4ezx43TAhXpDsAKHXAMCbQQ6AEINDAE#v=onepage&q=prospect%20tower%20castle%20hill%20hospital&f=false The Buildings of England - Yorkshire: York and the East Riding], 2nd ed 1995, Yale University Press</ref>
There has been major construction work on a new £65&nbsp;million Cancer Centre and a £30&nbsp;million cardiology centre, both are now open.

In the late 2000's major construction work took place on a new £65&nbsp;million Cancer Centre, which opened in August 2008, and a £30&nbsp;million cardiology centre, which opened in early 2009.


Castle Hill Hospital is home to the Daisy Building, the headquarters of the Daisy Charity. The charity support research into cancer, dementia, cardiological and haematological illnesses, and respiratory medicine.
Castle Hill Hospital is home to the Daisy Building, the headquarters of the Daisy Charity. The charity support research into cancer, dementia, cardiological and haematological illnesses, and respiratory medicine.

==References==
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==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 15:12, 5 April 2017

Castle Hill Hospital
Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Map
Geography
LocationCottingham,, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°46′37″N 0°26′42″W / 53.777000°N 0.445000°W / 53.777000; -0.445000
Organisation
Care systemNHS
Services
Emergency departmentNo
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Castle Hill Hospital is an NHS hospital to the west of Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, and is run by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital is on the site of the large castellated mansion known as Cottingham Castle, which burnt down in 1861. Hull Sanatorium, designed by Joseph Hirst, was built on the site in 1913-16, and in 1928 the City Hospital for infectious diseases was moved from its original Hedon Road site to newly erected buildings on this site.[1]

In the late 2000's major construction work took place on a new £65 million Cancer Centre, which opened in August 2008, and a £30 million cardiology centre, which opened in early 2009.

Castle Hill Hospital is home to the Daisy Building, the headquarters of the Daisy Charity. The charity support research into cancer, dementia, cardiological and haematological illnesses, and respiratory medicine.

References

  1. ^ Nikolaus Pevsner and David Neave, The Buildings of England - Yorkshire: York and the East Riding, 2nd ed 1995, Yale University Press

See also