Thomas Hope Hospital
Thomas Hope Hospital is a health facility in Strand Street, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
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| Geography | |
| Location | Strand Street, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55.1507°N 2.9999°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1897 |
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| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
History
The facility was financed by a large legacy from Thomas Hope, a retailing entrepreneur who had worked in the United States.[1] It was designed by John Henry Townsend Wodd in the Jacobean style and opened as the Thomas Hope Hospital for the Poor in 1897.[2] The design included an octagonal mortuary.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service as the Thomas Hope Hospital in 1948.[3]
References
- "The Will of Thomas Hope". Langholm Archive Group. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Thomas Hope Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- "Thomas Hope Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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