Riccartsbar Hospital
Riccartsbar Hospital | |
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Shown in Renfrewshire
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Geography | |
Location | Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland |
Coordinates | 55.835°N 4.438°W / 55.835; -4.438 |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS Scotland |
Type | Psychiatric hospital |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
History | |
Opened | 1876 |
Closed | 1975 |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in Scotland |
Riccartsbar Hospital was a mental health facility in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland.
History
The hospital, which was designed by John Honeyman, opened as the Paisley District Asylum in June 1876. The hospital went into a period of decline and, after patients had been transferred to Dykebar Hospital, Riccartsbar Hospital closed in 1975. The buildings were subsequently demolished to make way for the Royal Alexandra Hospital.