St Luke's Hospital, Bradford

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St Luke's Hospital, Bradford
Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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St. Luke's Hospital, Bradford
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Geography
Location Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates 53°47′03″N1°45′39″W / 53.784100°N 1.760800°W / 53.784100; -1.760800
Services
Emergency department No
History
Opened1852
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Website www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk
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St Luke's Hospital is an NHS hospital in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated on Little Horton Lane to the south-west of Bradford city centre. The hospital is managed by Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. [1] The main accommodation block is a grade II listed building. [2]

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History

The hospital has its origins in the Bradford Union Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1852. [3] During the First World War, the Bradford Board of Guardians ran the hospital as an auxiliary war hospital. Thereafter it became known as St Luke's Hospital. [4] It became the City of Bradford Municipal General Hospital in 1929 and joined the National Health Service as St. Luke's Hospital in 1948. [3]

The hospital was noted for being a pioneer in the field of chemotherapy under Professor Robert Turner and George Whyte-Watson in the 1950s. [5] [6]

In 2009 a disused ward on the site was used as the fictional St Aidan's Hospital in the ITV drama, The Royal with external scenes filmed around Scarborough and Whitby in North Yorkshire. [7] One of the stars of the Royal, Natalie Anderson, was actually born at St Luke's in 1981 when the hospital had a maternity ward. [8] This and other buildings were not being used for medical practice and in 2010, were demolished due to vandalism, dry rot and asbestos. [9]

It was also used as a filming location in A Passionate Woman in autumn 2009. [10]

Hospital radio

St Luke's Sound is the hospital radio station serving patients and staff. [11]

St Luke's Hospital, Bradford, after partial demolition of one building St Lukes Hospital Bradford.jpg
St Luke's Hospital, Bradford, after partial demolition of one building

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References

  1. ↑ "St Luke's Hospital". www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  2. ↑ Historic England. "Main block at St Luke's Hospital (Grade II) (1430095)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 "St Luke's Hospital Bradford, Bradford". National Archives. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Bradford's Military Hospitals". BradfordWW1 - Life at home in Bradford during the First World War. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Lomax, Claire (16 June 2009). "'Fascinating' look at medical history". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Pioneers who brought new hope for breast cancer patients". The Yorkshire Post. 3 August 2005. Archived from the original on 9 December 2018. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "TV filming of The Royal 'postponed'". The Scarborough News. 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ↑ Barnett, David (26 June 2009). "How TV gets switched on by Bradford". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ↑ Lomax, Claire (22 October 2010). "Historic St Luke Hospital buildings are demolished". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 April 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  10. ↑ Clayton, Emma (8 April 2010). "Home-grown stars' slice of passion". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  11. ↑ Lowson, Rob (6 December 2015). "Bradford hospital's radio volunteers gear up for 30-hour music marathon". Keighley News. Archived from the original on 26 December 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
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