Torridge Hospital
Hospital in Devon, England
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Torridge Hospital was a health facility in Meddon Street, Bideford, Devon, England. It has been converted into apartments and remains a Grade II listed building.[1]
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| Torridge Hospital | |
|---|---|
Torridge Hospital | |
  Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Meddon Street, Bideford, Devon, England |
| Coordinates | 51.0152°N 4.2118°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Geriatric |
| History | |
| Founded | 1838 |
| Closed | c.1993 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The facility, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, opened as the Bideford Union Workhouse in 1838.[2] An isolation block was added in the 1880s. A new infirmary was completed in 1903.[2] It became the Whitehouse Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service in 1948 before evolving into a geriatric facility.[3] After the hospital closed in around 1993[4] the main building was converted into apartments as Westcroft Court.[5]