Gransha Hospital was a health facility in Clooney Road,

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. The site is managed by

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History

The facility was commissioned to replace the aging

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. It was designed by Matthew Alexander Robinson in the Victorian style and built between 1902 and 1905. After joining the

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in 1948, the facility evolved to become the Stradreagh Hospital. Two gate lodges were added in the 1960s. Following the introduction of

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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 the old hospital was occupied by

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on a temporary basis from 1992 until the college moved into modern purpose-built accommodation in 2004. It was subsequently left to decay and was badly damaged in a serious fire in March 2016.

Current facilities

The following modern facilities have been established at Gransha Park, the site of the old hospital: *Grangewood Hospital, which was designed by Avanti Architects in collaboration with Kennedy Fitzgerald and built by Heron Brothers at a cost of £10.8 million, was completed in November 2012. The 30-bed hospital provides inpatient acute mental health care services. *Lakeview Hospital, which was built at a cost of £4.8 million, was completed in October 2005. The 43-bed facility provides assessment and treatment for people with learning and mental health problems. *Waterside Hospital, which dates back to the 1970s, was partially refurbished in 2014. The facility provides services for elderly people including dementia sufferers. File:Lakeview Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 369792.jpg, Lakeview Hospital File:Waterside Hospital - geograph.org.uk - 496976.jpg, Waterside Hospital

References

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