Newark Hospital
Newark Hospital is a health facility in Newark-on-Trent, Nottinghamshire, England. It is managed by the Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
History
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The hospital has its origins in a workhouse established in Hawton Road (now Albert Street) in 1786.[1][2] The workhouse infirmary, which was established in the early 19th century, merged with the local dispensary to become became Newark Hospital and Dispensary in 1868.[3]
The hospital moved to larger facilities, designed by William Bliss, on a site on London Road in April 1881.[3] This released the old hospital site for redevelopment as the Castle Brewery.[3] The hospital joined the National Health Service as Newark General Hospital in 1948.[4]
The old Newark General hospital on London Road closed in 1996, after patients had been transferred to a modern healthcare facility on Boundary Road which was opened by the Duke of Gloucester in 1996.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Newark-on-Trent". Workhouses. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Newark-on-Trent". Kelly's Directory for Nottinghamshire. p. 120. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d Amos, Denise. "Hospitals". Nottinghamshire Heritage Gateway. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Newark General Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 22 April 2020.