Abertillery and District Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Abertyleri a'r Cylch) was a community hospital in Aberbeeg, near Abertillery, in Blaenau Gwent County Borough, Wales. It was managed by the Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. It is a Grade II listed building.[1]

History

The site for the hospital was acquired from the Hanbury Estate.[2] A foundation stone was laid on behalf of the directors of the Powell Duffryn Steam Coal Company and the Lancaster Steam Coal Company, another on behalf of their workers and a third stone on behalf of the people of Abertillery on 25 September 1920.[2] The hospital was designed by Walter Prosser and built by John Henry Monks.[2] It opened on 30 September 1922.[2] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3]

The hospital closed in 2008 and was subsequently acquired by the St Luke's Hospital Group who continue to operate it as a mental health facility.[4]

The hospital was used for scenes in the Doctor Who episode "The Eleventh Hour"[5] and the film Skellig.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Abertillery and District Hospital". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Abertillery and District Hospital". Out of the Blue Artifacts. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Abertillery and District Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  4. ^ "New life for Abertillery Hospital". South Wales Argus. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  5. ^ "The Eleventh Hour". Shannon Sullivan. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
  6. ^ "Aberbeeg's a hit with film makers". Wales Online. 16 April 2009. Retrieved 21 February 2019.
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