Richmond Surgical Hospital

Richmond Surgical Hospital
Entrance to the Richmond Surgical Hospital
Richmond Surgical Hospital is located in Central Dublin
Richmond Surgical Hospital
Shown in Dublin
Geography
LocationGrangegorman, Dublin, Ireland
Coordinates53°21′04″N 6°16′43″W / 53.3511°N 6.2786°W / 53.3511; -6.2786
Organisation
TypeGeneral hospital
History
Opened1810
Closed1987

The Richmond Surgical Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Máinliachta Richmond) was a general hospital in Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland.

History

The building has its origins in a convent constructed by some Benedictine nuns in 1688.[1] It became part of the House of Industry who commissioned a hospital to care for the 'ruptured poor'; it opened in 1810.[1] The hospital was completely rebuilt to a design by Carroll & Batchelor in the English Renaissance style in red brick and terracotta tiles and was officially opened by Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in April 1901.[2] After services transferred to the Beaumont Hospital, the Richmond Surgical Hospital closed in 1987.[1]

In the early 1990s the building was acquired by businessman Rory O'Meara who, in 1996, converted it into a courthouse.[3] Then in 2013 it was acquired by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation which, in 2018, converted it into an education and event centre.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "It all started when..." The Richmond Education and Event Centre. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Co. Dublin, Dublin, Brunswick Street North, Richmond Surgical Hospital". Dictionary of Irish Architects. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Former Richmond hospital for €3.5m". Irish Times. 6 February 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.