Doncaster Gate Hospital
Doncaster Gate Hospital
Doncaster Gate Hospital is located in South Yorkshire
Doncaster Gate Hospital
Shown in South Yorkshire
Geography
LocationRotherham, South Yorkshire, England
Coordinates53°25′48″N 1°21′07″W / 53.430°N 1.352°W / 53.430; -1.352
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeDistrict general
Services
Emergency departmentYes
History
Opened1806
Closed1984
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Doncaster Gate Hospital was a hospital located in Rotherham in South Yorkshire, England.

History

The hospital has its origins in the Rotherham Public Dispensary established at Wellgate in Rotherham in 1806.[1] It moved to College Square in Rotherham in 1828.[1]

Following an initiative by Dr Edward Shearman,[2] funding was sought for a new hospital in the town. Subscriptions were donated by every section of the community from ladies living on Moorgate to the workers in the surrounding factories.[3] It was decided to situate the new building in Doncaster Gate, so-named because it marked the gateway to Rotherham on the Doncaster Road.[4]

The architects, Mallison & Bakewell of Dewsbury and Leeds, were selected from over 90 entries in a competition run by The Builder magazine in 1869.[5] The hospital, which was built partly in Tudor style and partly in Gothic style at a cost of £9,000, opened in 1872.[1]

It joined the National Health Service as Doncaster Gate Hospital in 1948.[1] After services, including the special care baby unit,[6] had been transferred to Rotherham General Hospital, Doncaster Gate Hospital closed in 1984.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rotherham Hospital, Rotherham". National Archives. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Shearman, Edward James (1798 - 1878)". Royal College of Surgeons. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Miss Nightingale and Rotherham Hospital" (PDF). British Journal of Nursing. 2 January 1904. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "History of Doncaster Gate Hospital, Rotherham". Save Doncaster Gate. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Rotham Hospital". Rossbrett. Archived from the original on 4 July 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
  6. ↑ "Celebrations to mark Rotherham Hospital's 40th year". Rotherham Advertiser. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2018.
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