Birch Hill Hospital

Birch Hill Hospital was a health facility in Rochdale, Greater Manchester. It was managed by Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Birch Hill Hospital
Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust
Birch Hill Hospital
Shown in Greater Manchester
Geography
LocationRochdale, Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates53.6401°N 2.1213°W / 53.6401; -2.1213
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeCommunity hospital
Services
Emergency departmentNo Accident & Emergency
History
Opened1877
Closed2013
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The facility has its origins in the Dearnley Union Workhouse which was designed by George Woodhouse and Edward Potts and opened in November 1877.[1] An infirmary was added at the north of the site in 1902.[1] It became the Dearnley Public Assistance Institution in 1930 and joined the National Health Service as Birch Hill Hospital in 1948.[2] After services transferred to Rochdale Infirmary, Birch Hill Hospital closed in January 2013.[3] The site was subsequently sold to Persimmon for residential use: the developers have retained the clock tower as part of the new development.[4]

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References
  1. "Rochdale". Workhouses. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  2. "Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale". National Archives. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  3. "Birch Hill hospital in Rochdale - a landmark Victorian hospital - will finally shut its doors next month". Manchester Evening News. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
  4. "Birch Hill Clock Tower part of local heritage". Rochdale Online. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
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