Kilmarnock Infirmary

Kilmarnock Infirmary was a general hospital in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire.

Kilmarnock Infirmary
Kilmarnock Infirmary
Shown in East Ayrshire
Geography
LocationPortland Street, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Organisation
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityUniversity of Glasgow
Services
Beds504
History
Opened1868
Closed1982
Links
ListsHospitals in Scotland

History

Kilmarnock Infirmary opened in 1868 in Portland Street, to meet the needs of the growing population in Kilmarnock. The original building was designed by the prolific Kilmarnock architect, William Atkinson Railton.[1] The foundation stone was laid in September 1867 and the building opened in October 1868.[2] A children's block and a nurses' training school were added in 1891. In 1923 it had a capacity of 130 beds.[3]

After a new clock was completed in 1921, the original building became the nurses' home. After services transferred to Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock Infirmary closed in 1982.[4] The infirmary building and the accident and emergency building were demolished in the late 1980s. The listed nurses' home was demolished under a Dangerous Building Notice in September 1997.[5]

Footnotes
  1. "William A Railton". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  2. "Building/Design Report: Kilmarnock Infirmary and Fever Hospital, Mount Pleasant". Dictionary of Scottish Architects. Retrieved 2009-08-29.
  3. "Kilmarnock Infirmary Extension". The Glasgow Herald. 21 May 1923. p. 7. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. "North Ayrshire District General Hospital". Hansard. 9 December 1980. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
  5. "Report on the former Kilmarnock Infirmary Site at Hill Street/Garden Street, Kilmarnock" (PDF). East Ayrshire Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-03. Retrieved 2009-08-29.

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