The building in which the hospital was housed was originally a private residence known as Basford House. It was designed in the
Italianate style and completed around 1850. It was loaned to the
British Red Cross for use as an auxiliary hospital during
World War I. The hospital joined the
National Health Service in 1948. In 1956,
Joy Division singer
Ian Curtis was born at the Hospital and in 1958,
Andy Gibb, the brother of the
Bee Gees and a singer in his own right, was born. In October 1985, it was converted for use as a
geriatric hospital, and later became the base for Trafford's
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service . After its closure the site became a target for
vandals and
squatters. In May 2021, a developer submitted proposals for the restoration of the building to the Trust. ==References==