County Hospital Louth
healthcare organization in Louth, United Kingdom
County Hospital Louth is a healthcare facility in High Holme Road, Louth, Lincolnshire, England. It is managed by United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
History
The facility, which was designed by Sir George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, opened as Louth Union Workhouse in 1837. An infirmary was built at the rear of the site. It became the Louth County Infirmary in 1930 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it became County Hospital Louth in 1955. A major programme of fire protection works was carried out at the hospital in autumn 2017.
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The record creator and administrative purpose are central evidence, because official documentation reflects both action and institutional priorities. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jul 2, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q30292935. VIAF identifies the subject as 149208023. The Library of Congress control number is no91029691. Authority coordinates are 53.371, -0.009. 1 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1837, 1930, 1948 and 1955.
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