St Tydfil's Hospital

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St Tydfil's Hospital
Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
St Tydfils Hospital, Merthyr Tydfil (geograph 2791250).jpg
Entrance block at St Tydfil's Hospital
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St Tydfil's Hospital is located in Merthyr Tydfil
St Tydfil's Hospital
Shown in Merthyr Tydfil
Geography
LocationMerthyr Tydfil, Wales, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°44′54″N 3°22′34″W / 51.74823°N 3.37606°W / 51.74823; -3.37606Coordinates: 51°44′54″N 3°22′34″W / 51.74823°N 3.37606°W / 51.74823; -3.37606
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityRehabilitation
History
Opened1853
Closed2012
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

Saint Tydfil's Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Sant Tydfil) was a rehabilitation hospital in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. It was managed by the Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board. The entrance block, which is still standing, is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History[]

The hospital has its origins in the Merthyr Tydfil Union Workhouse and Infirmary which opened in September 1853.[2] An entrance block was completed in 1870[1] and a new hospital was opened to the north of the workhouse in 1899.[2] It became the Tydfil Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it received a visit from the Queen Mother in 1987.[3] After patients had transferred to Ysbyty Cwm Cynon, it closed in 2012 and most of the workhouse buildings were demolished in 2015.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "St Tydfil's Hospital: Entrance Block (Centre Part Only)". British listed buildings. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Merthyr Tydfil". Workhouses. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
  3. ^ "The Union Workhouse & St. Tydfil's Hospital". Alan George. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
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