Linda was first baby born in bangour maternity unit. At this time many temporary shelters were erected to the nw of the site and this became the basis of the bangour general hospital now demolished. Fauldhouse and bangour war hospital fauldhouse helped bangour war hospital in various ways. Bangour comprised of acute general medicine, acute general surgery. A history of bangour village and general hospitals new edition by william fyfe hendrie, donald macleod isbn. 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 general hospital was built during the second world war as an annexe to bangour village hospital for mental. The church at bangour village hospital, photographed by rcahms in 1993. Jul 31, 2010 open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Lhb44 bangour village hospital introduction 1 edinburgh. The bangour railway as it was known began with an east facing junction at bangour junction on the edinburgh and bathgate railway. The former hospital block is a welldetailed building situated in a prominent high position within the complex. Bangour village hospital was a psychiatric hospital located west of dechmont in west lothian.
A church was added to the site in 192430 designed by h. Also includes scenes from the movie the jacket which was filmed here, directed by george clooney. The ten blind individuals stories brought to life in this book convey the. 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. Some of these photographs may relate to bangour village hospital or st. Haunted history haunting history of bangour village. 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. There are health and safety issues at bangour village hospital. Bangour fauldhouse ward the war office announced in may 1915 that it was taking over bangour village hospital for use as a war hospital. The greater part of the book details historical facts that took place more than 60. 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.
Bangour village hospital is situated nearby to dechmont. Sep 12, 2012 in 1989, st johns hospital opened in nearby livingston, and services were transferred from bangour general hospital, which closed in the early 1990s. My daughter and son in law took us to have a look and tell us of the history of the. Bangour village hospital dechmont 2020 all you need to know. Aug 21, 2011 not far from where i live there is a hamlet called bangour and next to it is bangour village hospital. Lizzie died in 1914 at the age of 41 in bangour village. A housing developer is set to take over the site of the former bangour village psychiatric hospital with plans to build 891 houses. Opened to serve a hospital in 1905, the station did not survive to the 1923 grouping, being closed by the north british railway in 1921. Mrs broadley has a special place in the history of the hospital as she was the first baby to be born in the bangour general hospital. This week we tell the story of how the bangour asylum. Christian medical college request for books, 1060 c.
Set in a central position on the site and in a severe romanesque style, it is one of the most impressive hospital churches in scotland. Bangour village hospital and other abandoned buildings. Exploring abandoned bangour village hospital part 1 youtube. The final ward at bangour eventually closed in 2004. The references are therefore different from other items in the collection as they do not have the lhb40 reference. A history of bangour village and general hospitals aberdeen university press bks.
Nixon mb, chb, bsc, frcs of the general surgical unit, western general hospital, edinburgh, and dr. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. Bangour village hospital, is a now abandoned psychiatric hospital located in west lothian, scotland. Jul 03, 2008 linda was first baby born in bangour maternity unit. Some of the maps of bangour ive collected over the years. A history of bangour village and general hospitals by hendrie, william fyfe, macleod, donald isbn. Tales from the archives with west lothian local history library and the west lothian courier.
Popular general history books showing 150 of 8,837 guns, germs, and steel. Reconstruction of a defect of the ala nasi following. Information about and images of bangour village hospital in west lothian on. 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. This school had training places places for 60 rgn and 20 rmn student nurses, plus 40 en general pupil nurses per year. Bayesian diagnostic probabilities without assuming independence. Jul 07, 2015 in 1989, st johns hospital opened in nearby livingston, and services were transferred from bangour general hospital, which closed in the early 1990s.
The mental health patients were moved to other asylums, and the hospital was converted and ready for army patients within six weeks. 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. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. May 16, 2016 this week we tell the story of how the bangour asylum. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. Dechmont, bangour village hospital, hospital block canmore. Exercise testing and ambulatory electrocardiographic. Sorry, there are no tours or activities available to book online for the dates you selected. A history of bangour village and general hospitals by hendrie, william fyfe. Sep 09, 2007 bangour village hospital before and after. The fauldhouse flag day committee have accepted the responsibility of henceforth supplying. 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 site is bounded by woodland along the north, west and east site boundaries. Liaison psychiatry mental health problems in the general hospital.
Lhb40 bangour general hospital ph photographs, 1960s1990s photographs for bangour general hospital have been catalogued into the photograph image catalogue. After general medical services transferred to the newlyopened st johns hospital in nearby livingston, bangour general hospital closed in the early 1990s. Bangour village hospital feature page on undiscovered scotland. Although only serving till after the first world war, bangours own railway did a fine job carrying construction goods and latterly transporting wounded soldiers from the war. A history of bangour village and general hospitals. Not far from where i live there is a hamlet called bangour and next to it is bangour village hospital. Dechmont, bangour village hospital, church canmore. Bangour village hospital continued as a psychiatric hospital until 2004. The village hospital also started to wind down after the opening of st johns, with the last remaining ward closing in 2004. Bangour reopened as a psychiatric hospital in 1922. There was no record of a hospital cadetcadet nurse scheme to. Large numbers of very imposing and increasingly derelict buildings are dotted around an overgrown 960 acre site on a.
Bangour village hospital is a hospital in scotland. Jan 16, 2018 this feature is not available right now. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. There is a folder of historical information which contains some bangour village. Lothian health services archive lhsa holds the historically important records of lothian nhs hospitals and other health and medicinerelated records of organisations and individuals. The village hospital also started to wind down after the opening of st johns with the last remaining ward closing in 2004. A history of bangour village and general hospitals hendrie, william f on. He has written many books on aspects of scottish local history for tempus publishing. 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. I ordered the general hospitial scrapbook and hoping sometime in the near furture some classic dvds of general hospital is made. However in 1939 the hospital again became the edinburgh war hospital, with an additional annexe, which became bangour general hospital.
There was no record of a hospital cadetcadet nurse scheme to help feed recruitment. List of books by author general hospital thriftbooks. To evaluate the prevalence of arrhythmias and conduction disorders in patients with successful repair of tetralogy of fallot, 38 patients undertook m. In 1989, st johns hospital opened in nearby livingston, and services were transferred from bangour general hospital, which closed in the early 1990s. Plans revealed for up to 900 homes at bangour psychiatric. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. They collected food and other provisions, notably eggs, for the soldiers of ward 20, the villages adopted ward.
In 1974 the scotland south eastern regions bangour group of nursing was based at broxburn, west lothian. The west lothian site, which is the size of 100 football pitches and includes 15 listed buildings, has lain empty for 14 years. Sep 04, 2015 the church at bangour village hospital, photographed by rcahms in 1993. Bangour village hospital scotland share your paranormal. Bangour village hospital has to be one of the most atmospheric places in scotland.
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