Crossley Hospital West, founded in 1905 as the Liverpool Sanatorium, was a tuberculosis sanatorium situated on the outer edge of Delamere Forest in Cheshire. It closed in the 1960s and has since been demolished.
| Crossley Hospital West | |
|---|---|
 Crossley Hospital West | |
  Shown in Cheshire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Delamere Forest, Cheshire, England |
| Coordinates | 53°15′22″N 2°42′32″W / 53.256°N 2.709°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| Speciality | Tuberculosis |
| History | |
| Opened | 1901 |
| Closed | 1960s |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility was largely financed by Lady Willox and Sir William Hartley and opened as the Liverpool Sanatorium in 1901.[1][2] Admission was restricted to residents of Liverpool.[2] It joined the National Health Service as Crossley Hospital West in 1948 and closed in the 1960s.[1] It was subsequently used as a private nursing home before being demolished.[1]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Crossley Sanatorium". Frodsham History. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ a b "The Liverpool Sanatorium". Respiratory Medicine. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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