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 | |
| No | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1875 |
| Closed | 1983 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St Giles' Hospital was a hospital located in Camberwell, London.
History
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]
In 1930 St Giles came under the administration of the London County Council as part of the reforms of the Local Government Act 1929.[3] Overseeing the 828 beds was medical superintendent EWG Masterman FRCS MD (Durham) DPH and the Matron was Miss ME Jones ARRC (Associate Royal Red Cross).[3] In the New Years Honours list of 1943 Matron Jones was awarded the MBE (Member of the British Empire).[4]
It was hit by a V-1 flying bomb during the Second World War.[5] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and closed in 1983.[5] The circular tower, which is a grade II listed building,[6] has since been converted for residential use.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 "Camberwell". Workhouses. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
- ↑ "St Giles' Hospital, London". National Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
- 1 2 Kay-Menzies, F N (1930). London County Council Annual Report 1930 (Vol 1v Public Health (General and Special Hospitals) ed.). London: London County Hospital London. p. 54.
- ↑ "Into Action". Nursing Times. 39 (1982): 273 – via Royal College of Nursing Historical Nursing Journals Archive.
- 1 2 3 "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
- Camberwell Infirmary Extension – 1890 article on the newly completed circular ward, in The Building news and engineering journal v.58 :1(1890) p. 305