St Charles' Hospital
St Charles' Hospital | |
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Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | |
Location within Kensington and Chelsea | |
Geography | |
Location | Exmoor Street, North Kensington, London W10 6DZ |
Coordinates | 51°31′20″N 0°13′03″W / 51.5221°N 0.2176°WCoordinates: 51°31′20″N 0°13′03″W / 51.5221°N 0.2176°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Care for the elderly |
History | |
Opened | 1879 |
St Charles' Hospital is a health facility in North Kensington, London. It is managed by the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
History[]
The foundation stone for the hospital was laid in 1879 and it was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales as the St Marylebone Union Infirmary in 1881.[1] A nurses' home was opened by Princess Christian in 1884.[1] The facility became the St Marylebone Hospital in 1923 and was renamed St Charles' Hospital in 1930.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and continues to operate as the St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing.[2]
The main building is listed with grade II.[3]
References[]
- ^ a b c "St Charles' Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing". NHS Choices. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "St Charles' Hospital (1235251)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links[]
- Media related to St Charles Hospital at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- NHS hospitals in London
- Grade II listed hospital buildings
- Grade II listed buildings in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
- United Kingdom hospital stubs