Rushford Court
| County Hospital, Durham | |
|---|---|
| Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust | |
 County Hospital, Durham | |
  Shown in County Durham | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 54°46′43″N 1°35′05″W / 54.77859°N 1.58472°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | District General |
| Affiliated university | Durham University |
| History | |
| Opened | 1853 |
| Closed | 2010 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
County Hospital, Durham was a mental health facility in Durham. It closed after services were moved to the Lanchester Road Hospital on the outskirts of the city. It was managed by the Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys Foundation NHS Trust.
History
The hospital, which was designed in the Elizabethan style and built at a cost of £7,500, opened in 1853.[1] Additional wards, which were financed by donations from Dean Waddington and John Eden, opened in 1867 and 1886 respectively.[1] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] After services had transferred to the Lanchester Road Hospital, the site closed in 2010.[3]
In 2014 planning permission was sought to return the main building back to its original state and to create additional new-build student residences.[4] Construction work began on the new scheme in May 2017[5] and was completed in August 2018.[6]
See also
References
- ^ a b Kelly's Directory 1910
- ^ "Durham County Hospital, Durham". National archives. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ Tallentire, Mark (30 May 2013). "Durham's County Hospital sold to property developers". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Viaduct Court (County Hospital) Development". Stuome report. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Work begins on transformation of former County Hospital into student accommodation". Sladden Estates. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2018.
- ^ "Rushford Court, Durham". Sladden Estates. Retrieved 26 September 2018.