Calderstones Hospital | |
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Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust | |
![]() Plaque in the hospital grounds | |
Geography | |
Location | Whalley, Lancashire, England |
Coordinates | 53°49′39″N 2°25′17″W / 53.8276°N 2.4215°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Emergency department | N/A |
Speciality | Psychiatric Hospital |
History | |
Opened | 1915 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Calderstones Hospital is a mental health facility near to Whalley, Lancashire, England. It is managed by Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust.
The hospital is located on a site known as Clay Fields which previously formed part of the Whalley Abbey estate. [1] It was designed by Henry Littler in the Neo-Georgian style using a dual pavilion layout and, although commissioned, in 1904, as the Sixth Lancashire County Asylum, it actually opened as Queen Mary's Military Hospital in April 1915 during the First World War. [1] Some 56,800 allied servicemen were treated at the hospital between 14 April 1915 and 31 June 1920. [2]
After the war the hospital re-opened as a mental health facility, known as Calderstones Hospital, in June 1921. [1] After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and, although its closure has been announced, union leaders have advised that the decision is unlikely to be implemented before 2020. [3] As of June 2019 it was the only NHS hospital in the United Kingdom to specialise in learning disabilities. [4]