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History: Construction began on a hospital located on Carlinghow Hill in 1881. The Earl of Wilton officially opened Batley and District General Hospital on Easter Tuesday 1883. The hospital would go on to serve the town for more than 100 years, with a number of extensions and improvements throughout this time. In 1908, a casualty department was built, along with two extra wards and an examination room, and in 1928, a £40,000 extension saw the hospital acquire a brand new entrance, kitchen, an X-ray department, a number of nurses' rooms, two more wards, a casualty room, two operating theatres and a sterilising room.
The old hospital was known as Batley and District Hospital until 1948, where it was renamed Batley and District General Hospital after the NHS was formed.
The hospital served as a health care institution and provided medical treatment for patients through specialised medical and nursing staff and medical equipment, until its closure in 1988.
After its closure, part of the hospital became the Carlinghow Nursing Home, before its doors shut for good in 2011.
For years, the building became increasingly dilapidated, until 2014 when Zakaria Muslim Girls’ High School bought the site. Planning was underway for a £1,500,000 overhaul to house over 250 pupils but the project stalled, and a major fire in 2017 damaged the building severely which meant the renovation never took place.
The old hospital was known as Batley and District Hospital until 1948, where it was renamed Batley and District General Hospital after the NHS was formed.
The hospital served as a health care institution and provided medical treatment for patients through specialised medical and nursing staff and medical equipment, until its closure in 1988.
After its closure, part of the hospital became the Carlinghow Nursing Home, before its doors shut for good in 2011.
For years, the building became increasingly dilapidated, until 2014 when Zakaria Muslim Girls’ High School bought the site. Planning was underway for a £1,500,000 overhaul to house over 250 pupils but the project stalled, and a major fire in 2017 damaged the building severely which meant the renovation never took place.
