Caerphilly District Miners Hospital
Encyclopedia
Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital was built in 1923 to provide health care to the 24,000 miners and their families who worked in the 29 pits of the Rhymney Valley
. It was acquired by the miners from Mr Fred Piggott, a coal mining engineer, and was at that stage a red brick mansion known as The Beeches. The wards of the hospital are named after the local pits whose miners contributed to the funds that financed the building of the hospital - Nantgarw, Penallta, Bedwas
, Llanbradach
, Nelson
, and Senghenydd. The mines have all now closed, so the hospital now runs as part of the NHS serving the people of Caerphilly Borough
.
Another mansion nearby along St Martin's Road, Redbrook House, provided accommodation and teaching to the hospital's nurses, but this was demolished controversially in the early 1970s to make way for a housing development.
Proposals have been made to replace the hospital with a new facility at Ystrad Mynach
from 2009.
Rhymney Valley
The Rhymney Valley is a valley encompassing the villages of Abertysswg, Fochriw, Pontlottyn, Tirphil, New Tredegar, Aberbargoed, Rhymney, and Ystrad Mynach, and the towns of Bargoed and Caerphilly, in south-east Wales, formerly famous for its coal mining and iron industries.-Geography:Created as a...
. It was acquired by the miners from Mr Fred Piggott, a coal mining engineer, and was at that stage a red brick mansion known as The Beeches. The wards of the hospital are named after the local pits whose miners contributed to the funds that financed the building of the hospital - Nantgarw, Penallta, Bedwas
Bedwas
Bedwas is a town two miles north-east of Caerphilly, south Wales, situated in the Caerphilly county borough, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire....
, Llanbradach
Llanbradach
Llanbradach is a village in the Welsh county borough of Caerphilly, within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, south Wales less than 3 miles north of the town of Caerphilly....
, Nelson
Caerphilly
Caerphilly is a town in the county borough of Caerphilly, south Wales, located at the southern end of the Rhymney Valley, with a population of approximately 31,000. It is a commuter town of Cardiff and Newport, which are located some 7.5 miles and 12 miles away, respectively...
, and Senghenydd. The mines have all now closed, so the hospital now runs as part of the NHS serving the people of Caerphilly Borough
Caerphilly (county borough)
Caerphilly is a county borough in southern Wales, straddling the ancient county boundary between Glamorgan and Monmouthshire.Its main town is Caerphilly, and also the largest...
.
Another mansion nearby along St Martin's Road, Redbrook House, provided accommodation and teaching to the hospital's nurses, but this was demolished controversially in the early 1970s to make way for a housing development.
Proposals have been made to replace the hospital with a new facility at Ystrad Mynach
Ystrad Mynach
Ystrad Mynach is a town in the County Borough of Caerphilly, previously within the ancient traditional county of Glamorgan, Wales, and is 5 miles north of Caerphilly town. It has a population of around 13,500 and stands in the Rhymney Valley . Before the Industrial Revolution and the coming of coal...
from 2009.