Middleton Hospital, Ilkley visited June 09

Middleton Hospital in Ilkley is a site that is awaiting the resolution of planning Dept battles. As it is a reasonably close site we thought we better go and check it out. After some research on the internet to no avail, then visiting the place, we went to Ilkley Library to try to find out more of its history. This also led to a blank. This is the limited information we have on the place:-
Middleton hospital opened around the time of WW1 and eventually closed in 1990. During its time the hospital was used as a military hospital, a TB Sanatorium and before its closure a Geriatric hospital. Most of the buildings were demolished in 1991 however the Social Club, the Lodge, a sub station and a building reported to be either an admin block or a mortuary depending on which planning application you read, still remain.
The site was purchased in August 2005 for £275,000.00 by the current owner who submitted an application to convert existing buildings and build an ‘eco village’ on the site. This has been turned down and the wrangle continues!

Here are my pics from our explore at Middleton Hospital:-

The Social Club








Inside the Social Club


















The Lodge hidden in the trees




The Sub Station


Graffitti on the Admin block or Morgue???


Sqwasher in action at the above




Thanks for looking ​

We did manage to find some old photos, building layout & an aerial view on an old planning application. However due to the security of the documents we’ve only been able to photograph the screen display & try reproduce them in our report.


One of the former entrances onto the site


'The Lodge' a small cottage on the site-possibly a caretakers/workers dwelling?


The former electric substation (can't see them converting this to much!)


The social club building-the grassed area on the left was a bowling green!




Inside the hall viewed from the stage end, with projection room windows visable


I wouldn't fancy 'treading the boards' here!


View from the rear towards the stage


The final building-the admin or mortuary block


Parts of the roof of this building have collapsed


A few from around the site

A lampost trying to hide amongst the trees




Our departing view


Screen captures:

Layout of the whole hospital


An aerial view


Some of the now demolished buildings








Cheers for looking .....more pics here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/sqwasher/sets/72157621873679330/​