Historic houses · Yorkshire & the Humber
High Royds Hospital
High Royds Hospital — a Grade II*-listed historic house in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
High Royds Hospital is a Grade II*-listed building in england-yorkshire, United Kingdom. Grade II* status is conferred by Historic England (or Cadw, Historic Environment Scotland or NIEA equivalents) on buildings of exceptional national interest. See the linked Wikipedia article for full historical and architectural details.
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From the Wikipedia article
High Royds Hospital is a former psychiatric hospital south of the village of Menston, West Yorkshire, England. The hospital, which opened in 1888, closed in 2003 and the site has since been developed for residential use.
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Background
History
The 300 acre estate on which the asylum was built was purchased by the West Riding Justices for £18,000 in 1885. The hospital was designed on the broad arrow plan by architect J. Vickers Edwards and the large gothic complex of stone buildings was formally opened as the West Riding Pauper Lunatic Asylum on 8 October 1888. which is intricately decorated with the Yorkshire Rose and black daisies - the latter of which provided inspiration for the title of Black Daisies, a television screenplay filmed at High Royds which took as its subject the experiences of sufferers of Alzheimer's disease. The hospital was intended to be largely self-sufficient, and had its own library, surgery, dispensary,…
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- Coordinates
- 53.8818, -1.7347
- District
- Leeds
- Parish
- Leeds, unparished area
- Postcode
- LS29 6GU
- Parliamentary constituency
- Leeds North West
- Established
- 1885
Sources
- wikidata: Q5756380 (CC0)
- wikipedia: High Royds Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is High Royds Hospital?
- High Royds Hospital is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode LS29 6GU), in the parish of Leeds, unparished area.
- When was High Royds Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1885.
- Is High Royds Hospital a listed building?
- High Royds Hospital is officially recognised as Grade II* listed.
- How do I get to High Royds Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode LS29 6GU. It sits within the Leeds North West parliamentary constituency.