St Giles' Hospital
| St Giles' Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Circular ward at St Giles' Hospital | |
  Shown in Southwark | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Southwark, London, England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′32″N 0°05′01″W / 51.4756°N 0.0835°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| Type | Teaching |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1875 |
| Closed | 1983 |
St Giles' Hospital was a hospital located in Camberwell, London.
History
[edit]The hospital had its origins in the Camberwell Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1875.[1][2] A large circular tower was added in 1890 and further ward blocks were completed in 1903.[1] It became the Camberwell Parish Infirmary in 1913 and St Giles' Hospital in 1930.[1] It was hit by a V-1 flying bomb during the Second World War.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and closed in 1983.[3] The circular tower, which is a grade II listed building,[4] has since been converted for residential use.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Camberwell". Workhouses. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ "St Giles' Hospital, London". National Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- ^ a b c "St Giles' Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "Former Circular Ward for St Giles Hospital (1385597)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
External links
[edit]- Camberwell Infirmary Extension - 1890 article on the newly completed circular ward, in The Building news and engineering journal v.58 :1(1890) p.305