Minffordd Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Minffordd) was a health facility in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.
Minffordd Hospital | |
---|---|
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board | |
Geography | |
Location | Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales |
Coordinates | 53°13′02″N 4°07′45″W / 53.2172°N 4.1293°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Wales |
Type | Community |
History | |
Opened | 1895 |
Closed | 2006 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
History
editThe facility was established on a part of the Penrhyn Estate as an isolation hospital in 1895.[1] An additional hospital wing was added in 1937 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it served as a convalescent home.[2] After services had transferred to Ysbyty Gwynedd, it closed in 1984 but then re-opened as a mental health facility in 1988.[2] It finally closed completely in 2006[3] and Gwynedd Council approved demolition of the deteriorating buildings in August 2019.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Minffordd Hospital, Bangor (417230)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ a b "Inside ghostly shell of hospital that has become a den for prostitutes and drug addicts". Daily Post. 22 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Derelict Minffordd hospital demolition sought over safety risk". BBC. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
- ^ "Minffordd hospital in Bangor demolition approved". BBC. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.