Hawkhead Hospital
| Hawkhead Hospital | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Former isolation block at Hawkhead Hospital | |
  Shown in Renfrewshireshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Hawkhead Road, Hawkhead, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°50′03″N 4°23′30″W / 55.8343°N 4.3918°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1936 |
| Closed | 2005 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Hawkhead Hospital was a health facility on Hawkhead Road in Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland. The complex is Grade B listed.[1]
History
[edit]The facility, which was designed by Thomas S. Tait in the Art Deco style, opened as the Paisley Infectious Diseases Hospital in 1936.[2][3] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948 and eventually closed in 2005.[4] The site was subsequently developed by Kier Group with many of the historic buildings being converted for residential use as Hawkhead Village.[5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Hawkhead Road, Hawkhead Hospital, Administration Block, Former Nurses Home, Wards 1-5, Boiler House And Mortuary, Laundry Block, Porter's Lodge, Waiting Room And Cottages". Historic Environment Scotland. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Hawkhead Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "Paisley, Hawkhead Hospital Administration Centre". Canmore. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Harwood, Elain (2019). Art Deco Britain: Buildings of the Inter-War Years. Batsford. ISBN 978-1849945271.
- ^ "Hawkhead Village". Glasgow Architecture. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
Categories:
- Hospitals in Renfrewshire
- 1936 establishments in Scotland
- Hospitals established in 1936
- Hospital buildings completed in 1936
- Defunct hospitals in Scotland
- 2005 disestablishments in Scotland
- Hospitals disestablished in 2005
- Buildings and structures in Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Category B listed buildings in Renfrewshire