# Linburn Centre

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{{Infobox hospital
| name                = Linburn Centre
| org_group           = Scottish War Blinded
| image               = Linburn - geograph.org.uk - 43084.jpg
| location            = [Wilkieston](/source/Wilkieston)
| caption             = Main entrance
| logo                = <!-- optional -->
| region              = West Lothian
| state               = Scotland
| country             = UK
| healthcare          = Private
| type                = Specialist
| speciality          = Blind people
| emergency           = 
| affiliation         = <!-- University or Medical School -->
| beds                = 
| founded             = 1944
| closed              = 
| website             = 
| other_links         = <!-- optional -->
| pushpin_map         = Scotland West Lothian
| pushpin_map_caption = Shown in West Lothian
| coordinates         = {{Coord|55.900|N|3.407|W|display=inline,title}}
}}
The '''Linburn Centre''' is a day centre for blinded war veterans at [Wilkieston](/source/Wilkieston) in [West Lothian](/source/West_Lothian), [Scotland](/source/Scotland), around {{convert|6|km}} west of the city of [Edinburgh](/source/Edinburgh). The centre is located within the estate of Linburn House, a country house which was demolished in 1955.<ref name=oldlinburnhouse>{{Cite web |url=http://canmore.rcahms.gov.uk/en/site/200657/details/wilkieston+old+linburn+house/ |title=Wilkieston, Old Linburn House |work=[CANMORE](/source/Canmore_(database)) |publisher=[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Scotland](/source/Royal_Commission_on_the_Ancient_and_Historical_Monuments_of_Scotland)}}</ref> It is operated by the charity Scottish War Blinded.

==History==
The Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded was established in 1915 to care for servicemen blinded in the [First World War](/source/World_War_I). The Institution purchased the Linburn estate in 1944 and developed housing, workshops and recreational facilities within the grounds of the house.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.patient.co.uk/support/Scottish-National-Institution-for-the-War-Blinded-The.htm |title=The Scottish National Institution for the War Blinded |work=Patient UK}}</ref>  Linburn House itself was used as a hospital before being demolished in 1955.<ref name=oldlinburnhouse/> 16 purpose-built homes were constructed for blinded veterans and their families.<ref name=scotsman/>

In 2002 the hostel at Linburn, which provided nursing accommodation for blind veterans, was closed and the residents re-housed.<ref name=scotsman>{{cite web |url=http://news.scotsman.com/edinburgh/Warblinded-OAPs-given-help-to.2299914.jp |title=War-blinded OAPs given help to find new homes |date=4 February 2002 |work=[The Scotsman](/source/The_Scotsman)}}</ref> In 2009 it was announced that a new centre would be built and that the design of the centre, by [Page\Park Architects](/source/Page%5CPark_Architects), had been inspired by a [Chinese dragon](/source/Chinese_dragon) on display in the old building.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.e-architect.co.uk/scotland/scottish_war_blinded_building.htm |title=Scottish War Blinded : Building Information |date=23 November 2009 |publisher=e-architect}}</ref> The new building was officially opened by the [Duke of Gloucester](/source/Prince_Richard%2C_Duke_of_Gloucester) in June 2011.<ref name=open>{{cite news|title=Royal support for new centre |url=http://www.westlothianhp.co.uk/news/local-headlines/royal_support_for_new_centre_1_1669346 |newspaper=West Lothian Herald and Post |date=8 June 2011 |access-date=18 August 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120330223459/http://www.westlothianhp.co.uk/news/local-headlines/royal_support_for_new_centre_1_1669346 |archive-date=30 March 2012 }}</ref>

==Services==
The centre incorporates a wide range of facilities to equip members with the skills and opportunities they require to maintain and improve the quality of their life. It is a center of activity and socialisation for members within the local area, but is also ideal for occasional short course use for members from further afield.<ref name=open/>

==See also==
*[Royal Blind School](/source/Royal_Blind_School)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.royalblind.org/warblinded/ Scottish War Blinded]

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Category:Blindness organisations in the United Kingdom
Category:Hospitals in West Lothian

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