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| Thomas Hope Hospital | |
|---|---|
| NHS Dumfries and Galloway | |
 Thomas Hope Hospital | |
  Shown in Dumfries and Galloway | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland |
| Coordinates | 55°09′03″N 3°00′00″W / 55.1507°N 2.9999°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Scotland |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Founded | 1897 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Thomas Hope Hospital is a health facility at Market Place, Langholm, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Dumfries and Galloway.
History
[edit]The facility was financed by a large legacy from Thomas Hope, a retailing entrepreneur who had worked in the United States.[1] It was designed by John Henry Townsend Wodd in the Jacobean style and opened as the Thomas Hope Hospital for the Poor in 1897.[2] The design included an octagonal mortuary.[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service as the Thomas Hope Hospital in 1948.[3]
References
[edit]- ↑ "The Will of Thomas Hope". Langholm Archive Group. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Thomas Hope Hospital". Historic Hospitals. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
- ↑ "Thomas Hope Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
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