Belgrave Hospital for Children
Hospital in London, England
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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]
| 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 |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS England |
| History | |
| Founded | 1899 |
| Closed | 1985 |
History
The hospital was founded in 1866 and was originally sited in Gloucester Street, Pimlico.[4] The Kennington building was designed by Charles Holden, on a site plan by H. Percy Adams,[4] and was built in stages between 1899 and 1926.[5] The foundation stone was laid by Princess Beatrice on 27 June 1900.[4]
Panels of picture tiles of nursery rhymes, made by W.B. Simpson and Sons, which decorated hospital walls were according to John Greene possibly re-sited to another King's College hospital when the hospital closed.[6]
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 as part of the King's College Hospital Group.[5] It closed in 1985 and remained disused until it was converted into residential accommodation in the 1990s.[5]
Notable staff
- Arthur Bankart, orthopaedic surgeon best known for describing the Bankart lesion and Bankart repair for shoulder dislocation.[7]
- Frances Ethel Barwell RRC, (1868–1963), Matron 1899– until at least 1928.[8] Barwell trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes between 1894 and 1896.[9] She was given leave of absence to serve in France, March 1915 – April 1919 as a Sister in the Queen Alexandra's Imperial Military nursing Service Reserve.[9]
- Sir Farquhar Buzzard, prominent British physician and Regius Professor of Medicine at the University of Oxford (1928–1943).[10]
- Clinton Thomas Dent, surgeon, author and mountaineer.[11]
- Robert Farquharson, Scottish doctor and Liberal politician, who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberdeenshire West.[12]
- Alfred Morcom, medical doctor and first-class cricketer.[13]
- Flora Murray, Scottish medical pioneer, and a member of the Women's Social and Political Union suffragettes.[14]
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.[15]