Coppice Hospital

The Coppice Hospital was a mental health facility in Mapperley, Nottingham, England.

The Coppice Hospital
Entrance to the Coppice Hospital
Shown in Nottinghamshire
Geography
LocationNottingham, England
Coordinates52.9725°N 1.1295°W / 52.9725; -1.1295
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1859
Closed1985
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital, which was designed by Thomas Chambers Hine in the Italianate style using a corridor plan layout, opened as the Coppice Private Asylum in August 1859.[1] Two new wings, designed by George Thomas Hine, the original architect's son, were completed in the 1880s.[1]

Although initially established as a private asylum for fee-paying patients, the facility was owned by the Nottingham County Council and being unable to compete with the state, it joined the National Health Service as the Coppice Hospital in 1948.[1][2]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1985.[1] The main buildings were subsequently converted into apartments as Hine Hall.[1] Meanwhile, a modern mental health facility known as the Springwood Centre was established near the old hospital, although this has also since closed.[3]

References
  1. "The Coppice". County Asylums. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Coppice Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Sale of the Freehold interest in the former Springwood Day Centre site, Ransom Drive, Nottingham NG3 5LR". Nottingham City Council. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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