Murray Royal Hospital

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Murray Royal Hospital
NHS Tayside
The Hub, Murray Royal Hospital (geograph 3338602).jpg
The new hub building at Murray Royal Hospital
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Geography
LocationPerth, Perth and Kinross, Scotland, United Kingdom
Coordinates56°23′59″N 3°25′05″W / 56.3998°N 3.4181°W / 56.3998; -3.4181Coordinates: 56°23′59″N 3°25′05″W / 56.3998°N 3.4181°W / 56.3998; -3.4181
Organisation
Care systemNHS Scotland
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentNo
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1828
Links
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

The Murray Royal Hospital is a mental-health facility in Perth, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Tayside. The original main building is a Category A listed building.[1]

History[]

The original main building

The hospital arose from a bequest by James Murray, a local man who had inherited considerable wealth after his half brother died at sea.[2] The facility, which was designed by William Burn in the neoclassical style using a corridor plan layout, opened as James Murray's Royal Lunatic Asylum in 1828.[3]

Additional wings, designed by Burn, were added in 1833 and Pitcullen House, a neighbouring property, was acquired for use as a superintendent's residence in 1849.[3] More wings, this time designed by Andrew Heiton Junior, were added in 1888 and two villas were added in 1904.[3] The hospital joined the National Health Service as James Murray's Royal Mental Hospital in 1948.[4]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and such a large facility was no longer necessary: a modern facility, designed by Atkins and built by Morgan Sindall Group and Robertson Group at a cost of £75 million on the same site, opened in June 2012.[5] The new facilities include the Rohallion Secure Care Clinic which incorporates both a low secure unit and a medium secure unit.[5]

References[]

  1. ^ Historic Environment Scotland. "Main Building, Former Murray Royal Hospital, Muirhall Road, Perth (Category A Listed Building) (LB39321)". Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  2. ^ "THB 29 Murray Royal Asylum". Archive Services Online Catalogue. University of Dundee. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Murray Royal Hospital (Former): Main Block, Muirhall Road, Perth". Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Murray Royal Hospital, Perth". National Archives. Retrieved 25 April 2019.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "New chapter opens at Murray Royal". Daily Record. 15 June 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2019.

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