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Lennox Castle Hospital was eventually closed in 2002, leaving the institution’s sad and difficult history to be forgotten, just like its crumbling, abandoned former home. In 1925, plans were drawn up by Glasgow Council for a new ‘Mental Deficiency Institution’, and the Lennox Castle Hospital complex was opened a few years later, in 1936.
15. Apr. 2013 · Wednesday sees the launch of Lennox Castle Stories, a website that gathers artwork and thoughts from former patients and staff of what was Scotland’s largest mental hospital, which closed in 2002.
The Hospital included the mansion house of Lennox Castle built in the 1840s. It was regarded as a model of forward thinking in its time in the care and treatment of people with learning disabilities. At its fullest the hospital housed over 1200 patients. In the 1960s questions were being asked about the role and effect of institutional care including Lennox Castle. In 1993, following the Care ...
16. Sept. 2017 · Lennox Castle Hospital was the largest mental hospital in Britain when it was opened by the old Glasgow Corporation in 1936. At its peak, it housed as many as 1,500 patients aged from 10 to 80.
14. Sept. 2017 · Hidden away in a secluded rural spot north of Glasgow, Lennox Castle Hospital is an abandoned building with a very interesting history. The castle itself was built in the 1830s, but in early 20th ...
Lennox Castle Hospital was eventually closed in 2002, leaving the institution’s sad and difficult history to be forgotten, just like its crumbling, abandoned former home. In 1925, plans were drawn up by Glasgow Council for a new ‘Mental Deficiency Institution’, and the Lennox Castle Hospital complex was opened a few years later, in 1936.
26. Sept. 2022 · In 2012 C-Change and the inclusive arts organisation Project Ability worked on the Lennox Castle Stories project, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. Prompted by the 10 year anniversary of the closure of the hospital, it also marked 10 Years of C-Change supporting people who had moved out of various hospitals into their own homes. The project…
