Parkside Hospital

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Parkside Hospital
Clock tower at former Parkside Hospital, Macclesfield (geograph 5218420).jpg
Clock tower at former Parkside Hospital
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Parkside Hospital is located in Cheshire
Parkside Hospital
Shown in Cheshire
Geography
LocationMacclesfield, England
Coordinates53°15′46″N 2°09′22″W / 53.2628°N 2.1560°W / 53.2628; -2.1560Coordinates: 53°15′46″N 2°09′22″W / 53.2628°N 2.1560°W / 53.2628; -2.1560
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1871
Closed1997
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Parkside Hospital was a mental health facility at Victoria Road in Macclesfield, Cheshire, England. The administration block survives and is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History[]

The hospital, which was designed by Robert Griffiths in the Italianate style using a corridor-pavilion layout, opened as the Second Cheshire County Asylum in May 1871.[2] A female epileptic block was completed in 1891 and a male epileptic block was completed in 1903.[2] It became Cheshire County Mental Hospital in 1920 and joined the National Health Service as Parkside Hospital in 1948.[3]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in January 1997.[2] The main administration block was subsequently converted into apartments.[2]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Historic England. "Parkside Hospital (Original blocks only), Macclesfield (1210399)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Parkside Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Parkside Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 18 April 2019.

Further reading[]

  • Broadhurst, David A. (2007). A History of Parkside Hospital, Macclesfield 1871-1996 : A Sense of Perspective. Churnet Valley Books. ISBN 978-1897949283.
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