Argyll and Bute Hospital

Argyll and Bute Hospital is a mental health facility in Lochgilphead, Scotland. The original building (sometimes referred to as the West House) is a Grade C listed building.[1] The hospital is managed by NHS Highland.[2]

Argyll and Bute Hospital
NHS Highland
Argyll and Bute Hospital
Shown in Argyll and Bute
Geography
LocationLochgilphead, Argyll and Bute, Scotland
Coordinates56.0418°N 5.4178°W / 56.0418; -5.4178
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypePsychiatric hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1863
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

The hospital, which was designed by David Cousin, opened as the Argyll District Asylum in 1863.[3][4] It became the Argyll and Bute District Asylum in 1868.[3] A new block, designed by Peddie & Kinnear, (sometimes referred to as the East House) was added in 1883 and, after joining the National Health Service as the Argyll and Bute Hospital in 1948, a new 30-bed extension was added and officially opened by the Duchess of Kent in 1971.[3] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and was closed to inpatients in 2016 and has since closed altogether. Although a Grade C listed property, the buildings are no longer maintained and in 2020 the 'East House', being unsafe, was demolished.[5]

References
  1. Historic Environment Scotland. "Argyll and Bute Hospital, Firgrove  (Category C Listed Building) (LB48640)". Retrieved 26 April 2019.
  2. "Argyll and Bute Hospital". NHS Highland. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  3. "Argyll and Bute Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  4. "Argyll and Bute Hospital". Canmore. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
  5. Crawford, Amanda (5 February 2016). "Mental health ward move marks end of hospital era". Argyllshire Advertiser. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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