The Seafield Children's Hospital was a health facility in Doonfoot Road, Ayr,

South Ayrshire South Ayrshire ( sco, Sooth Ayrshire; gd, Siorrachd Àir a Deas, ) is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, covering the southern part of Ayrshire. It borders onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire. On 30 June 2 ...

, Scotland. It is a Category B listed building.

History

Seafield House, which was originally commissioned by Sir William Arrol for use as his home, was completed in 1859. In 1888,Clarke & Bell & R. A. Bryden
– Dictionary of Scottish Architects it was rebuilt with the construction of a lodge by Clarke & Bell in the Italianate style. It was converted into an auxiliary hospital at the start of the First World War. It then became a children's hospital after the war and joined the National Health Service in 1948. After services transferred to the new Ayr Hospital, Seafield Children's Hospital closed in 1991. It was subsequently placed on the Buildings at Risk Register.

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