Thornton View Hospital
Thornton View hospital was an 82-bed geriatric hospital near Clayton, West Yorkshire, on the site of the North Bierley Union workhouse.[1][2][3][4]
The hospital was built between 1853 to 1872 as a Poor Law instution
The hospital was slated for closure in 1983 to cut expenditure, which led to bitter resentment by the residents of the town of Bradford.[2]The hospital had 82 beds with 70 patients[2] and housed primarily long term elderly patients with no with no living family members. The impending closure would result in distributing the long term patients to similar facilities nearby. The closure was discussed in Parliament in January of 1983[2] and against in June of 1984.[3]
The hospital was occupied by staff led by Alex Corina resisting closure from August 1983 until April 1985, in an effort to re-designate the hospital as a geriatric hospital.[3][5] A petition was circulated which resulted in 30,000 signatures and the support of area residents, the Bradford community health council, the Bradford city council as well as family members of the hospital patients.[3]
References
- ^ "North Bierley, West Riding of Yorkshire". The Workhouse. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Thornton View Hospital, Bradford, HC Deb 21 January 1983 vol 35 cc637-42". Parliament.uk. Parliament. 21 Jan 1983. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Thornton View Hospital, HC Deb 13 June 1984 vol 61 cc1046-52". Parliament.uk. Parliament. 13 June 1984. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Gate House Block, Highgate House, Rear Block and Chimney Stack at Thornton View Hospital". britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Thornton View Hospital Occupation". COHSE. Retrieved 11 April 2014.