Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Asylum

Sir Gabriel Wood's Mariners' Asylum is a facility in Greenock, Scotland which opened 17 October.

[1][2][3] Its founder, Sir Gabriel Wood (1767–1845), served as Vice-Consul for the state of Maryland and later as Commissary-General of Accounts for the Caribbean, then of the Mediterranean, and finally of Canada.

[4] He bequeathed his entire estate to his wife Louisa Augusta and his sister Francis Ann Wood.

The staff included the Governor of the Institution, Adam MacKay, a matron, a housekeeper, a laundress, and two servants.

As reasons, they cited increased pressures resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic, and lack of resources to uphold the standards they set for the home.