| Roe Valley Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Roe Valley Hospital | |
  Location in Northern Ireland | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Benevenagh Drive, Limavady, Northern Ireland |
| Coordinates | 55°02′53″N 6°56′28″W / 55.0480°N 6.9410°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1842 |
| Closed | 1997 |
Roe Valley Hospital is a health facility in Benevenagh Drive, Limavady, Northern Ireland.
History[edit]
The facility has its origins in the Newtown Limavady Union Workhouse which was designed by George Wilkinson and was completed in March 1842.[1] It became the Limavady District Hospital in 1932 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, the facility evolved to become Roe Valley Hospital.[2] After services transferred to Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Roe Valley Hospital closed in 1997.[3] The buildings were subsequently restored by the Limavady Community Development Initiative, a local charity.[3] In 2011 the facility was used as the venue for a play by a local theatre company[4] and it continues to be used for local health services such as diabetes clinics.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Newtown Limavady". Workhouses. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady". National Archives. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ a b "The Limavady Workhouse". Northern Ireland Community Archives. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Former Limavady workhouse setting for Kabosh play on poverty". BBC. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "Diabetes UK: Limavady Group". Family Support Northern Ireland. Retrieved 31 March 2020.