Belgrave Hospital for Children
| Belgrave Hospital for Children | |
|---|---|
| King's College Hospital Group | |
 Belgrave Hospital for Children | |
 | |
  Location within Lambeth | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Kennington, London, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°28′50.71″N 0°06′47.33″W / 51.4807528°N 0.1131472°WCoordinates: 51°28′50.71″N 0°06′47.33″W / 51.4807528°N 0.1131472°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| History | |
| Opened | 1899 |
| Closed | 1985 |
The Belgrave Hospital for Children in Kennington, London, United Kingdom was a voluntary hospital founded in Pimlico, London in 1866.[1] A new hospital building was constructed between 1899 and 1926 at 1 Clapham Road from a design by Charles Holden.[2] It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1981 and is currently residential flats.[3]
History[]
The hospital was designed by Charles Holden and was built in stages between 1899 and 1926.[4] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 as part of the King's College Hospital Group.[4] It closed in 1985 and remained disused until it was converted into residential accommodation in the 1990s.[4]
People associated with the hospital[]
Notable doctors[]
- Sir Edward Farquhar Buzzard
- Flora Murray
- Arthur Bankart
- Clinton Thomas Dent
- Robert Farquharson
- Alfred Morcom
Dan Leno[]
On 20 October 1904, the music hall star Dan Leno donated £625 to the hospital after his last show. He died 11 days later.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "King's College Archive Catalogue". Retrieved 26 September 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Removal of the Belgrave Hospital for Children to South London". Br Med J. 2 (1959): 201–202. 1898. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1959.201-b. PMC 2434116. PMID 20757962. Free full text
- ^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358241)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Belgrave Hospital for Children". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ Anthony, Barry (2010). The King's Jester. London: I. B. Taurus & Co. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-84885-430-7.
- Hospital buildings completed in 1926
- Defunct hospitals in London
- Health in the London Borough of Lambeth
- History of the London Borough of Lambeth
- Hospitals established in 1866
- 1990 disestablishments in England
- Children's hospitals in the United Kingdom
- Arts and Crafts architecture in England
- Charles Holden buildings
- Grade II* listed buildings in the London Borough of Lambeth
- Voluntary hospitals