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Address 51 Gartloch Way, Gartcosh, Glasgow G69 8FD, UK |
Abandoned mental asylum 1800 s gartloch hospital glasgow scotland
Gartloch Hospital was a mental hospital located on the Gartloch Road near the village of Gartcosh. It opened in 1896 and officially closed in 1996 with patients and staff relocated across Glasgow.
Contents
- Abandoned mental asylum 1800 s gartloch hospital glasgow scotland
- Gartloch hospital abandoned mental asylum
- Buildings
- Timeline
- Media
- References
Gartloch hospital abandoned mental asylum
Buildings
Although many of the surrounding buildings have been converted into homes or demolished, the Category A listed administration building remains derelict. The administration building is a popular destination for urban explorers and many images and videos of the decaying building can be found online from before its closure and after its closure and even during the abandonment period from 1996-2004.
It was closed in 1996 after serving patients for 100 years as a hospital. It is now in the process of being redeveloped into a "luxury village" called Gartloch Village.
As of April 2015, Gartloch Village is nearing completion although another selection of houses due to be built the rest of the village is basically if not completely finished. The main Administrative Building most famous for its two towers is still to be touched and has been derelict since Gartloch's closure in 1996, the only changes being the windows were removed and a fence boundary has been placed around it. The Administration building is due to be complete in the near future.The former Mortuary is due to be turned into a public bar although this may not happen.
Timeline
1889: Gartloch Estate was bought by the City of Glasgow for nearly £8,600 for the Glasgow District Lunacy Board to build an asylum for the poor people of the city.
Media
In 1993, it was used in the BBC television series Takin' Over the Asylum starting David Tennant and Ken Stott where its distinctive French Renaissance style architecture served as the exterior of the fictional St. Jude's Hospital which aired in 1994.