Clayton Hospital
| Clayton Hospital | |
|---|---|
| The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust | |
 Clayton Hospital | |
  Shown in West Yorkshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Wentworth Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°41′16″N 1°30′11″W / 53.6879°N 1.5031°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1787 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Clayton Hospital was a health facility in Wentworth Street, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was managed by The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
[edit]The facility had its origins in the Wakefield General Dispensary established in Dispensary Yard in 1787.[1] After Thomas Clayton, a former mayor, decided to finance expansion of the facility, it moved to a site at the junction of Wood Street and Cross Street in 1854.[2] It absorbed patients from the Wakefield House of Recovery which closed at that time.[1] It was renamed the Clayton Hospital and Wakefield General Dispensary in 1863 to reflect the completion of a new inpatients wing.[2]
Using finance from a legacy left by Thomas Clayton, it relocated to new premises in Northgate, designed by William Bakewell, in 1879.[3] It joined the National Health Service as Clayton Hospital in 1948.[1] After services had transferred to Pinderfields Hospital, it closed in 2012.[4] A major fire took place at the derelict hospital in February 2017.[5]
In July 2017 Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield secured planning consent to refurbish the Victorian Tower but demolish the remainder of the buildings to create sports facilities.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Clayton Hospital, Wakefield". National Archives. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Plaque marks Wakefield's Clayton Hospital site". Wakefield Express. 1 December 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Exterior view from the street showing the centre tower of the Clayton Hospital". Historic England. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Historic Clayton Hospital to close". Wakefield Express. 12 October 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Investigation launched into cause of fire at old hospital building in Wakefield". Yorkshire Evening Post. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
- ^ "Grammar school to redevelop the former Clayton Hospital". Wakefield Express. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2020.