Exminster Hospital

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Exminster Hospital
Devington Park, Exminster - geograph.org.uk - 966701.jpg
Exminster Hospital, now known as Devington Park
Exminster Hospital is located in Devon
Exminster Hospital
Shown in Devon
Geography
LocationExminster, Devon, England
Coordinates50°40′55″N 3°30′24″W / 50.6819°N 3.5068°W / 50.6819; -3.5068Coordinates: 50°40′55″N 3°30′24″W / 50.6819°N 3.5068°W / 50.6819; -3.5068
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentN/A
SpecialityPsychiatric Hospital
History
Opened1845
Closed1985
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Exminster Hospital is a former mental health facility at Exminster, Devon, England. It is a Grade II* listed building.[1]

History[]

The hospital, which was designed by Charles Fowler using a radial plan of the panopticon type, opened as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum in July 1845.[2][3] It was used as military hospital during the First World War and then became known as Devon Mental Hospital in the 1920s.[4]

It was badly bombed during the Second World War[2] and joined the National Health Service as Exminster Hospital in 1948 before becoming known as Exe Vale Hospital (Exminster Branch) in the 1970s.[4] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in July 1985.[2] The main building was converted into apartments between 2001 and 2008 and is now known as Devington Park.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Former Exe Vale Hospital (Grade II*) (1165495)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "A short history of Devington Park". Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Exminster". County Asylums. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Exminster Hospital, Exminster". National Archives. Retrieved 12 April 2019.




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