Minffordd Hospital

Minffordd Hospital
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Minffordd Hospital
Minffordd Hospital is located in Gwynedd
Minffordd Hospital
Shown in Gwynedd
Geography
LocationBangor, Gwynedd, Wales
Coordinates53°13′02″N 4°07′45″W / 53.2172°N 4.1293°W / 53.2172; -4.1293
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1895
Closed2006
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

Minffordd Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Minffordd) was a health facility in Bangor, Gwynedd, Wales. It was managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

The 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

  1. ^ "Minffordd Hospital, Bangor (417230)". Coflein. RCAHMW. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Derelict Minffordd hospital demolition sought over safety risk". BBC. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Minffordd hospital in Bangor demolition approved". BBC. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.