Ripon Community Hospital
Appearance
Ripon Community Hospital | |
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Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust | |
![]() Ripon Community Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Firby Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England |
Coordinates | 54°08′08″N 1°31′37″W / 54.1356°N 1.5270°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1850 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Ripon Community Hospital is a health facility in Firby Lane, Ripon, North Yorkshire, England. It is managed by Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
[edit]The hospital was established as the Ripon Dispensary in 1850.[1][2] It was subsequently converted into a hospital; a nurses' home, built to commemorate the golden wedding anniversary of the Marquess and Marchioness of Ripon, was completed in 1901.[3] A new wing was opened by Princess Mary in 1926[4] and the hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Historic England. "Ripon and District Hospital, Main Block (1263314)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Conservation Area Appraisal: Ripon" (PDF). Harrogate Borough Council. p. 38. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Death of the Marchioness of Ripon". British Medical Journal. 9 March 1907. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Ripon Cottage Hospital". British Film Institute. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
- ^ "Here's how the NHS in Harrogate looked over the last 70 years". Harrogate Advertiser. 6 July 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2020.