Leverndale Hospital
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{{Infobox hospital
| Name = Leverndale Hospital
| Org/Group = NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
| Image = Leverndale Hospital (geograph 1663679).jpg
| Caption = Leverndale Hospital
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| Location = Crookston
| Region = Glasgow
| State =
| Country = Scotland
| HealthCare = NHS Scotland
| Type = Psychiatric hospital
| Speciality = Psychiatry
| Standards =
| Emergency = No
| Affiliation= University of Glasgow Medical School
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| Founded = 1895
| Closed =
| Website = {{URL|https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/locations/hospitals/leverndale-hospital/}}
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| map_type =Scotland Glasgow
| map_caption=Shown in Glasgow
| coordinates={{coord|55.8339|N|4.3693|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
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Leverndale Hospital is a mental health facility at Crookston, Glasgow, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde. The {{ill|Towerview Unit|de}}, which has been taken out of use, is Category A listed.{{Historic Environment Scotland|num=LB33597|desc=510 Crookston Road, Leverndale Hospital, Towerview unit|cat=A|access-date=22 April 2019}}
History
The hospital, which was designed by Malcolm Stark in the Renaissance Revival style, opened as the Govan District Asylum in September 1895.{{cite web|url=https://historic-hospitals.com/gazetteer/glasgow/|title=Leverndale Hospital|publisher=Historic Hospitals|accessdate=22 April 2019}}[https://www.theglasgowstory.com/image/?inum=TGSG00005&t=2 Leverndale Hospital (Glasgow Caledonian University, Research Collections, Heatherbank Museum of Social Work, 1975)], The Glasgow Story Two single‑storey pavilions were added in 1908. In 1914, the nearby 17th century Hawkhead House mansion was annexed to become part of the hospital facility, which became known as Hawkhead Asylum[https://www.paisley.org.uk/paisley-history/paisley-mansions/ Paisley Mansions: Hawkhead], Paisley.org (not to be confused with Hawkhead Hospital for infectious diseases a short distance to the west within the boundaries of Paisley, which was constructed in the 1930s).{{cite web|url=https://canmore.org.uk/site/198138/paisley-hawkhead-hospital-administration-centre|title=Paisley, Hawkhead Hospital Administration Centre|publisher=Canmore|accessdate=4 February 2020}}
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 as Hawkhead Mental Hospital;{{cite web|url=https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=849|title=Leverndale Hospital|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=4 February 2020}} Hawkhead House was demolished in the 1950s. The facility's name was changed to Leverndale Hospital in 1964,{{cite web|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/search/archives/af8d7b40-a9e0-3ea2-bbd3-06ffdc9c113f|title=Records of Leverndale Hospital, Hawkhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland|publisher=Archives Hub|accessdate=22 April 2019}} and new units for psycho‑geriatric patients were added in the mid-1970s.
After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and some of the substantial older buildings, including the Kelburne Unit and {{ill|Towerview Unit|de}}, were taken out of use in the late 20th century{{cite web|url=https://www.scotsman.com/news-2-15012/a-place-to-belong-1-714667|title=A place to belong|publisher=The Scotsman|date=2 June 2005|accessdate=22 April 2019}} and then converted into apartments between 2003 and 2006.{{cite web|url=https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/media/3636/Crookston-Heritage-Trail-revised1-small/pdf/Crookston_Heritage_Trail_revised1_small.pdf?m=1678976553477|pages=63–64|title=Crookston Heritage Trail|publisher=Glasgow City Council|accessdate=22 April 2019}} Modern medical facilities built on the site to replace the older buildings include a new acute admissions unit completed in summer 2013.{{cite web|url=https://www.mcgill.co.uk/news/work-starts-on-site-at-leverndale-hospital-aau-glasgow|title=Work starts on site at Leverndale Hospital, AAU Glasgow|publisher=McGill|accessdate=22 April 2019}}
References
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External links
- {{Official site|https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/locations/hospitals/leverndale-hospital/}}
{{Psychiatric hospitals in Scotland}}
{{NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde}}
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Category:NHS Scotland hospitals
Category:Hospital buildings completed in 1895
Category:Hospitals established in 1895
Category:1895 establishments in Scotland
Category:Psychiatric hospitals in Scotland
Category:Renaissance Revival architecture in the United Kingdom