Salisbury Infirmary

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Salisbury Infirmary
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The building in 2008, after residential conversion
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Salisbury Infirmary is located in Wiltshire
Salisbury Infirmary
Shown in Wiltshire
Geography
LocationSalisbury, Wiltshire, England
Coordinates51°04′04″N 1°48′03″W / 51.0678°N 1.8009°W / 51.0678; -1.8009Coordinates: 51°04′04″N 1°48′03″W / 51.0678°N 1.8009°W / 51.0678; -1.8009
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeDistrict General
History
Opened1766
Closed1993

The Salisbury Infirmary was a hospital at Fisherton Street in Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, from 1767 until 1993.

History[]

The Salisbury Infirmary had a long history as a hospital. The first Lord Feversham, who died in 1763, left a sum of £500 towards the establishment of a county hospital and at a general meeting on 23 September 1766 a committee was established.[1] The Earl of Pembroke was nominated as visitor, the Earl of Radnor as president, and Robert Cooper as treasurer, while Dr Henry Hele and Dr Jacob were appointed as physicians.[2]

A site was purchased and the existing houses on it were opened for the reception of patients on 2 May 1767. Meanwhile, plans were drawn up by John Wood, the Younger of Bath for a new four-storey building on the site with over 100 beds. When the new red-brick building was completed and opened in 1771, the existing houses were removed.[2] The hospital was later much enlarged, with a wing added on one side in 1845 and the other side in 1869, and further 20th-century extensions.[3] Alfred Buckley was the chairman of the infirmary for 13 years in the late 19th-century.[4]

A new outpatients department, dedicated to T. E. Lawrence, the British military officer, was opened in 1936.[5] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1] The building was recorded as Grade II listed in 1972, under the name General Infirmary.[3]

It was in the intensive care unit at the Infirmary that the Thin Lizzy singer Phil Lynott died from an alcohol and drugs related illness in January 1986.[6] After services transferred to the Salisbury District Hospital in 1991 the Infirmary closed in 1993.[1] The building was converted for residential use in 1997.[7][8]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Salisbury Infirmary". National Archives. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Richard Hoare, History of Modern Wiltshire, Volume VI, City of Salisbury (ed. Benson and Hatcher), London 1843
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Historic England. "General Infirmary (1023669)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  4. ^ Venn, John. Alumni Cantabrigienses. 1. Cambridge University Press. p. 432.
  5. ^ "Salisbury General Hospital". Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  6. ^ "BBC ON THIS DAY | 4 | 1986: Thin Lizzy star dies". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Pembroke House, Salisbury". Stonewater. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  8. ^ "John Wood House". Myddelton and Major. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
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