View source for Western General Hospital, Kingston upon Hull

{{Short description|Hospital in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2022}}
{{Use British English|date=March 2022}}
{{Infobox hospital
| Name       = Western General Hospital
| Org/Group  =
| Image      = Lansdowne Street, Kingston upon Hull - geograph.org.uk - 3821269.jpg
| Caption    = The former Western General Hospital
| Logo       = <!-- optional -->
| Location   = [[Kingston upon Hull]]
| Region     = East Riding of Yorkshire
| State      =
| Country    = England
| coordinates  = {{coord|53.7451|-0.3589|type:edu_region:GB_dim:100|format=dec|display=inline,title}}
| HealthCare = NHS
| Type       = District General
| Speciality = <!-- Only if especially notable -->
| Emergency  = Yes
| Affiliation= <!-- University or Medical School -->
| Beds       =
| Founded    = 1914
| Closed     = 1966
| Website    =
| Wiki-Links = <!-- optional -->
| map_type    =East Riding of Yorkshire
| map_caption = Shown in the East Riding of Yorkshire
|}}
The '''Western General Hospital''' was an acute general hospital in [[Kingston upon Hull]], England.
==History==
The hospital has its origins in the Anlaby Road Institution Infirmary which was built between 1912 and 1914 to serve the sick from the local workhouse.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Hull/|title=Hull|publisher=Workhouses|accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref> During the [[World War I|First World War]], the hospital was expanded to receive casualties from the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]] who had arrived, often badly wounded, at [[Hull Paragon Interchange|Paragon Station]].<ref name=ww1>{{cite web|url=http://www.ww1hull.org.uk/index.php/home/hull-in-ww1/hospitals|title=Hull Royal Infirmary Naval Hospital|accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref> It became a naval hospital for injured sailors in April 1917.<ref name=ww1/>
It joined the [[National Health Service]] as the Western General Hospital in 1948 and, after services transferred to the [[Hull Royal Infirmary]], it closed in 1966.<ref name=na>{{cite web|url=http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/hospitalrecords/details.asp?id=456&page=69|title=Western General Hospital, Hull|publisher=National Archives|accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref> The building, which became known as the Haughton Building,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hey.nhs.uk/news/2017/11/02/building-steeped-history-demolished-make-way-500000-helipad/|title=Building steeped in history demolished to make way for £500,000 helipad|date=2 November 2017 |publisher=Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust|accessdate=7 December 2018}}</ref> continued to be used by the Hull Royal Infirmary for storage purposes until it was demolished to make way for a helipad in 2017.<ref name=ww1/>
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{authority control}}
[[Category:History of Kingston upon Hull]]
[[Category:Hospitals in Kingston upon Hull]]
[[Category:Defunct hospitals in England]]
[[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in the East Riding of Yorkshire]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 2017]]