Burton Road Hospital
About Burton Road Hospital
Burton Road Hospital was a National Health Service hospital situated in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It originally existed within the Sedgley Urban district until that became part of Dudley in 1966. However, when the site was first developed in 1859 it was known as Dudley Union Workhouse. Unlike most of the old Sedgley urban district, however, the land on which Burton Road stood became part of the Dudley DY1 post code district rather than Sedgley DY3. The workhouse closed around the turn of the 20th century and were converted into a hospital which incorporated several new buildings, including the Rosemary Ednam Maternity Home that opened in 1926. The maternity home remained open until May 1988 when all of the borough's maternity services were relocated to a new £6million unit at Wordsley Hospital. A donation by the Rotary Club enabled Burton Road Hospital to receive the country's first mobile cardiac unit in 1971. The hospital closed in December 1993 on the relocation of its services to Russells Hall Hospital and Bushey Fields Hospital, and demolition took place a year later. The former maternity home, which had been empty for six years, was also demolished at this time. During the later years of its existence, the hospital mainly housed services for elderly patients as well of those with mental illnesses.
Burton Road Hospital Description
Burton Road Hospital was a National Health Service hospital situated in Dudley, West Midlands, England. It originally existed within the Sedgley Urban district until that became part of Dudley in 1966. However, when the site was first developed in 1859 it was known as Dudley Union Workhouse. Unlike most of the old Sedgley urban district, however, the land on which Burton Road stood became part of the Dudley DY1 post code district rather than Sedgley DY3. The workhouse closed around the turn of the 20th century and were converted into a hospital which incorporated several new buildings, including the Rosemary Ednam Maternity Home that opened in 1926. The maternity home remained open until May 1988 when all of the borough's maternity services were relocated to a new £6million unit at Wordsley Hospital. A donation by the Rotary Club enabled Burton Road Hospital to receive the country's first mobile cardiac unit in 1971. The hospital closed in December 1993 on the relocation of its services to Russells Hall Hospital and Bushey Fields Hospital, and demolition took place a year later. The former maternity home, which had been empty for six years, was also demolished at this time. During the later years of its existence, the hospital mainly housed services for elderly patients as well of those with mental illnesses.