West lothian local development west lothian council. Bangour, west lothian, scotland why does no one live there. Asylum buildings, bangour village asylum, colony, individuality. Search our collections lhb44 bangour village hospital, 18592004. Sep 12, 2012 information on bangour village hospital taken from wikipedia. It could be selfsufficient by the industry of able patients. A rarely available well presented terraced cottage located in this popular residential area of the village. I am sure there was a waterworks maybe hospital sewage works. The hidden glasgow forums view topic bangour village hospital. It is situated approximately fifteen miles 25 km west of. The former nurses home of bangour village hospital is an integral and important part of the former psychiatric hospital complex and is situated in a. The real bangour village hospital has 1,961 members. Bangour general hospital was built during the second world war as an annexe to bangour village hospital for mental diseases and was run by the department of health for scotland under the emergency hospitals scheme. Media in category bangour village hospital the following 66 files are in this category, out of 66 total.
This is one of a group of 4 four villas which are situated around the former administration building see separate listing of the complex. The asylum which was modelled on a german village plan design similar to that of the altscherbitz asylum of the 1870s. Villa 32 was the last villa to close, with donald a. I tried my best to find info about it but all that turns up is the bangour village hospital. Bangour reopened as a psychiatric hospital in 1922. There will be no intervisibility of the development with any of the seven. Jul 03, 2008 the maternity unit at bangour hospital was not due to open until the next day but they took my mother there anyway and, as i was born before midnight i was the unofficial first baby. In 1918 bangour general hospital was created in the grounds, but the hospital began winding down in 1989 with services being transferred to the newly built st. He was consulting architect to the deans and chapters. Even from its earliest days bangour was a modern, forward thinking hospital which frowned upon the use of physical restraints such as straitjackets and padded cells, which would have been commonplace in other institutions of the time. Mar 28, 2009 i live near bangour, west lothian in scotland.
Its no stranger to reports of paranormal activity, giving it the title of haunted bangour village hospital by many visitors who share their story both online and offline lets take a look at some pictures from haunted scotlands visit to this location in august 2015. The asylum which was modelled on a german villageplan design similar to that of the altscherbitz asylum of the 1870s. The now derelict bangour village hospital is a large psychiatric hospital complex which first opened in 1906 as the edinburgh district asylum. Asylum buildings, bangour village asylum, colony, individuality, england, liberty. The hospital was modelled on the alt scherbitz asylum of the 1870s, at schkeuditz, germany, and represents one of the first colony plan psychiatric hospitals in scotland. The real bangour village hospital public group facebook. A history of bangour village and general hospitals hendrie, william f on. Jocelyn oconnor, community police inspector, gave us an update on the proposed increase in staff at the broxburn station scott ferguson from first bus spoke to us about the new buses, changes in. Changes in israeli society and the economy necessitate a.
They collected food and other provisions, notably eggs, for the soldiers of ward 20, the villages adopted ward. The development was designed as a selfcontained community supported by its own amenities which included a village shop, church and railway. Dechmont, bangour village hospital, church canmore. Bangour village hospital and other abandoned buildings. Nobody lives there although there are regular bus stops, a church, lots of 19th centurytype houses and unused shops. In the 1950s bangour village hospital began to take patients from west lothian as well as edinburgh, finally ceasing to take edinburgh patients in 1974. The mental health patients were moved to other asylums, and the hospital was converted and ready for army patients within six weeks.
The planning application includes 891 new residential. Oct 10, 2015 the now derelict bangour village hospital is a large psychiatric hospital complex which first opened in 1906 as the edinburgh district asylum. Oct 26, 2010 rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Former west lothian hospital set to be transformed daily record. The place can be glimpsed briefly though a break in the trees as you whizz along the motorway between edinburgh and glasgow and there a couple of signposts although with no indicators as to what the place is. New west lothian housing development on site of former bangour village hospital moves a step closer.
The proposal for a residential and mixed use development at the former bangour village hospital site in dechmont was discussed at a meeting of west lothian council last week. New west lothian housing development on site of former bangour. Sep 04, 2015 bangour was designed as a selfcontained village with its own water supply and reservoir, drainage system and fire fighting equipment. The hidden glasgow forums view topic bangour village. A group for ex staff, and children of ex staff of bangour village hospitalalso for people who have. In this video i visit a very dangerous place with lots of dangerous buildings in such a large area. Ryden planning to coordinate bangour village hospital masterplan. It can be sunshine everywhere else, but bangour will be foggy. In 1918 bangour general hospital was created in the grounds, but. Land at main street dechmont west lothian desk based assessment. Bangour village hospital opening hours 2020 the time now. However, i heard that there is something wrong with the village.
Fauldhouse and bangour war hospital fauldhouse helped bangour war hospital in various ways. The west lothian site, which is the size of 100 football pitches and includes 15 listed buildings, has lain empty for 14 years. This has had an effect on rural development pol icy. Bangour village hospital was a psychiatric hospital, located west of dechmont, in west lothian, scotland.
It was officially opened in october 1906, although the first patients had been admitted in june 1904. These areas continue to provide for large scale development, principally. This is a list of category a listed buildings in west lothian, scotland. Bangour village hospital scotland share your paranormal. Bangour village hospital or edinburgh district asylum vimeo.
This is bangour village hospital or edinburgh district asylum a cine poem by jenni fagan by forest of black on vimeo, the home for high quality videos. Baile laobhainn is the largest town in west lothian, scotland. Located outside of dechmont, west lothian its 960 acre site was home to thousands of patients over the years. Its no stranger to reports of paranormal activity, giving it the title of haunted bangour village hospital by many visitors who share their story both online and offline. Generating economic growth and job opportunities has become a key priority in low or lower density regions. Bangour, west lothian, scotland why does no one live. Bangour village hospital, excluding villas 9, 2329, 31, and boiler house. A history of bangour village and general hospitals william f. Bangour village hospital, is a now abandoned psychiatric hospital located in west lothian, scotland. Bangour village hospital continued as a psychiatric hospital until 2004. Nhs lothian has appointed property advisers gva james barr to develop a. Several listed buildings at the old bangour village hospital site in west lothian could be demolished to make way for a new development. Bangour was designed as a selfcontained village with its own water supply and reservoir, drainage system and fire fighting equipment.
Bangour village hospital is a hospital in scotland. Site of abandoned bangour village hospital put up for sale. Linda was first baby born in bangour maternity unit. Macleod aberdeen university press, 1991 hospitals 234 pages. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Well maybe not a tesco town but just sad that itll end up another housing development. Macleod, consultant surgeon, closing bangour general and village hospitals in march 2004. He was involved in designing a variety of building types, including a number of episcopal churches throughout scotland. Apr 17, 2015 in this video i visit a very dangerous place with lots of dangerous buildings in such a large area. He says that this is a really exciting project and we want to make sure that the quality of the early works sets the tone for the whole development. List of category a listed buildings in west lothian wikipedia.
Welcome to bangour village where only the brave go. Jan 14, 2015 new plans that will transform the former bangour village hospital site are set to be drawn up by a team of land developers. Jocelyn oconnor, community police inspector, gave us an update on the proposed increase in staff at the broxburn station scott ferguson from first bus spoke to. A representative from victim support explained the free services they have to offer. Plan and elevation of the hospital block by hippolyte j. It closed completely in 2004 after the remaining services were transferred to st johns hospital. Large numbers of very imposing and increasingly derelict buildings are dotted around an overgrown 960 acre site on a. Bangour village hospital is situated nearby to dechmont. Bangour village hospital was a psychiatric hospital located west of dechmont in west lothian, scotland. Livingston previously had a psychiatric hospital with general hospital in the dechmont area of the town called bangour village hospital, the hospital opened in 1904, and started closing in the 1990s. Bangour village hospital not far from where i live there is a hamlet called bangour and next to it is bangour village hospital.
Bangour village hospital was a psychiatric hospital located west of dechmont in west lothian. Bangour general hospital opened on the site in 1918. In 1902 the edinburgh lunancy board purchased the 960 acre bangour site, and by 1906 bangour village was offically opened by the right honourable earl. In its heyday an entire village complex was supported by a working farm, church, shop and bakery.
The bangour institution comprised individual villas which would house approximately 30 patients each. August 2015 development of the masterplan can be found in. Guide to the protection of scotlands listed buildings pdf. May 22, 2017 bangour village hospital was built by architect hippolyte blanc in the early 1900s as the edinburgh district asylum. Bangour village hospital feature page on undiscovered scotland. In 1918 when the asylum has around 3000 patients it was renamed as bangour village hospital and operated under this name until. In 1918 when the asylum has around 3000 patients it was renamed as bangour village hospital and operated under this name until its. New plans that will transform the former bangour village hospital site are set to be drawn up by a team of land developers.
There is absolutely no way bangour will be turned into tesco or anything else, it will become housing just like it would have been when persimmon had the site. Councillors fail to reach a decision on west lothian homes site. This resulted in an unpublished gazetteer and formed the basis of a short book, published by historic scotland in 2010 entitled building up your health available free as a pdf here. Dechmont, bangour village hospital, hospital block canmore. Im champing at the bit for the place to be converted, would love a flat in the nurses quarters as does at least one other explorer. A housing developer is set to take over the site of the former bangour village psychiatric hospital with plans to build 891 houses.
In 198990 i undertook a survey of scottish hospitals, funded by a grant from the scottish research council. Linda was first baby born in bangour maternity unit daily. She took the pics in the woods just off the old mortuary road where it follows the wee burn, and just off the old pavilion playing fields. The hospital was modelled on the village system of patient care, the best example of which is the altscherbitz hospital at schkeuditz in germany which was developed in the 1870s. Properties for sale in bangour, broxburn, west lothian. Designated in 1962, it is the fourth postwar new town to be built in scotland. Councillors fail to reach a decision on west lothian homes.
This is one of a group of 4 four villas which are situated around the former administration. Information on bangour village hospital taken from wikipedia. The war office announced in may 1915 that it was taking over bangour village hospital for use as a war hospital. The former hospital block is a welldetailed building situated in a prominent high position within the complex. Bangour village hospital was built by architect hippolyte blanc in the early 1900s as the edinburgh district asylum. Plans revealed for up to 900 homes at bangour psychiatric. Taking its name from the village of livingston in west lothian, it was originally developed in the thencounties of midlothian and west lothian. Plans to build over 800 new homes on the site of the former west lothian hospital are to continue after councillors failed to reach a decision on the application.
Bangour village hospital is the best surviving example in scotland of a psychiatric hospital created in the village system of patient care, a revolutionary concept in the late 19th century. Bangour village hospital finally closed its doors 100 years after it was originally began treating patients. Blanc,1906, in the national monuments record for scotland collection of the rcahms. Bangour village hospital still stands proud over 100 years since its construction.
It was designed by hippolyte blanc and officially opened as. Harold o tarbolton 18691947 was born in nottingham and came to work in edinburgh in the 1890s. The maternity unit at bangour hospital was not due to open until the next day but they took my mother there anyway and, as i was born before midnight i was the unofficial first baby. However in 1939 the hospital again became the edinburgh war hospital, with an additional annexe, which became bangour general hospital. Bangour village hospital aka edinburgh district asylum. Bangour village is identified in the west lothian local plan and the emerging local development plan as an area suitable for residential re development of around 550 dwellings, and as such the proposed development was seen as being well suited for this area, contributing to the councils. Bangour village hospital has to be one of the most atmospheric places in scotland. Agricultural extension services, ministry of agriculture and rural development, israel.
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