Richmond Surgical Hospital
Hospital in Dublin, Ireland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Richmond Surgical Hospital (Irish: Ospidéal Máinliachta Richmond) was a general hospital in Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland.
| Richmond Surgical Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Entrance to the Richmond Surgical Hospital | |
  Shown in Dublin | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Grangegorman, Dublin, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53.3511°N 6.2786°W |
| Organisation | |
| Type | General hospital |
| History | |
| Opened | 1810 |
| Closed | 1987 |
The building has its origins in a convent constructed by some Benedictine nuns in 1688.[1] It became part of the House of Industry who commissioned a hospital to care for the 'ruptured poor'; it opened in 1810.[1] The hospital was completely rebuilt to a design by Carroll & Batchelor in the English Renaissance style in red brick and terracotta tiles and was officially opened by Earl Cadogan, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, in April 1901.[2] After services transferred to the Beaumont Hospital, the Richmond Surgical Hospital closed in 1987.[1]
In the early 1990s the building was acquired by businessman Rory O'Meara who, in 1996, converted it into a courthouse.[3] Then in 2013 it was acquired by the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation which, in 2018, converted it into an education and event centre.[1]
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