Pastures Hospital

Pastures Hospital was a mental health facility at Mickleover in Derbyshire, England. The church is a Grade II listed building.[1]

Pastures Hospital
Pastures Hospital
Shown in Derbyshire
Geography
LocationMickleover, England
Coordinates52.8945°N 1.5598°W / 52.8945; -1.5598
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1851
Closed1994
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital, which was designed by Henry Duesbury in the Jacobean style using a corridor layout, opened in August 1851.[2] The chapel was completed in 1869 and additional wards were created in 1895 and in 1905.[2] It became Derbyshire County Mental Hospital in 1918 and joined the National Health Service as Pastures Hospital in 1948.[3]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in 1994.[2] The main administration block was subsequently converted into apartments as Duesbury Court.[2]

References

  1. Historic England. "Church at Pastures Hospital (1334530)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. "Pastures Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. "Pastures Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
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