Erskine Hospital

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Erskine House, to the north of the town, was formerly the residence of the Lords Blantyre and was built in 1828. It is a magnificent ediface in the Tudor syle, on a wooded eminence overlooking the river. In 1916 it became the Princess Louise Hospital for Limbless Sailors and Soldiers, and was known as this until well after World War 2. It is now known as Erskine Hospital. It houses disabled ex-servicemen and women and is the largest ex-service hospital in the United Kingdom with 290 beds. The structure is a A-grade listed building, and in 2002 a plan to convert it to a 54-room hotel was approved. Part of the grounds are to turned into an 18-hole golf course with a club house. Also planned is the removal of the former nursing buildings and the construction of 20 executive-style homes, as well as an extension of the Clyde walkway through the grounds.