Natural landmarks · Northern Ireland
Gransha Hospital
In or near Maydown.
Gransha Hospital in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
Kay Atherton — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Derry~Londonderry · 3.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Gransha Hospital is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Gransha Hospital was a health facility in Clooney Road, Derry, Northern Ireland. The site is managed by Western Health and Social Care Trust.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The facility was commissioned to replace the aging Londonderry County Asylum on Strand Road, which had become overcrowded. The first sod was cut for the new building on Clooney Road on 1 June 1903. It was designed by Matthew Alexander Robinson in the Victorian style, built in brick with a cement render finish and was completed in May 1905. After joining the National Health Service in 1948, the facility evolved to become the Stradreagh Hospital. Two gate lodges were added in the 1960s. Following the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s the hospital went into a period of decline and almost all buildings in the old hospital were closed by December 2011. The main building of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 55.0154, -7.2794
- District
- Derry City and Strabane
- Postcode
- BT47 6TF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Foyle
- Established
- 1905
- Nearest railway station
- Derry~Londonderry — 3.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q96379854 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Gransha Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Gransha Hospital?
- Gransha Hospital is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT47 6TF).
- What is Gransha Hospital?
- Gransha Hospital in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Gransha Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Derry~Londonderry, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT47 6TF.
- When was Gransha Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1905.
- Is Gransha Hospital free to visit?
- Yes, Gransha Hospital is free to enter.
- How do I get to Gransha Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Derry~Londonderry, about 3.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT47 6TF.