St Luke's Hospital, Middlesbrough
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St Luke's Hospital, Middlesbrough
, North Yorkshire
, England
is unique as it is a remaining example of a well intact Victorian asylum. The building now provides a range of services for adults and older people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. It also contains the regional medium secure psychiatric unit in a modern building to the rear of the hospital called the Hutton Centre. The hospital lies beside the 1010 bedded James Cook University Hospital
. It was built from 1893-1898 and was first named Middlesbrough Borough Asylum.
The trust Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust (who also run the modern West Park Hospital
in Darlington and Earls House Hospital
in Durham), are planning to replace the hospital with a new 312 bedded facility so that all inpatients can benefit from having their own bedrooms.
It will be replaced by Roseberry Park in 2010.
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a large town situated on the south bank of the River Tees in north east England, that sits within the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
, North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire
North Yorkshire is a non-metropolitan or shire county located in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, and a ceremonial county primarily in that region but partly in North East England. Created in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972 it covers an area of , making it the largest...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
is unique as it is a remaining example of a well intact Victorian asylum. The building now provides a range of services for adults and older people with mental health problems and learning disabilities. It also contains the regional medium secure psychiatric unit in a modern building to the rear of the hospital called the Hutton Centre. The hospital lies beside the 1010 bedded James Cook University Hospital
James Cook University Hospital
The James Cook University Hospital is a 1010 bed major tertiary referral hospital and district general hospital in Middlesbrough, England, lying on Marton Road, a major route into the centre of Middlesbrough . It forms part of the South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, along with the Friarage...
. It was built from 1893-1898 and was first named Middlesbrough Borough Asylum.
The trust Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS trust (who also run the modern West Park Hospital
West Park Hospital
West Park is a modern NHS adult mental health unit situated on the north-western outskirts of Darlington. It was built to replace the dated facilies at the now demolished Winterton Hospital and the Pierremont unit at Darlington Memorial Hospital....
in Darlington and Earls House Hospital
Earls House Hospital
Earls House Hospital is a hospital located in County Durham, England, and lies on a large site just north west of Durham city. The hospital is run by Tees, Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Trust who also run St Luke's Hospital, Middlesbrough, and West Park Hospital in Darlington. It formerly served as the...
in Durham), are planning to replace the hospital with a new 312 bedded facility so that all inpatients can benefit from having their own bedrooms.
It will be replaced by Roseberry Park in 2010.