Hospital Collection

Westminster Hospital opening April 1939
A great event in hospital history the new Westminister Hospital will be open on 20th April 1939 by His Majesty King accompanied by Her Majesty The Queen

A ward in Preston Hospital, North Shields, Tyne and Wear. 19th August 1974

Dunville Park and Royal Victoria Hospital, Falls Rd. Belfast - a view of a lot of children in the park beside a fountain, there is a park cleaner in centre frame

An operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1901 (1903). Artist: Time Life Pictures
An operation at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1901 (1903). A team of surgeons work on a patient in the operating theatre of Charing Cross Hospital while men in the gallery observe the procedure

The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel Date: 1913

First use of anesthesia in surgery, 1846
First public demonstration of surgical anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1846. Hand-colored halftone reproduction of a 19th-century illustratioin

The Middlesex Hospital, London W1. Date: circa 1908

London Hospital, Mile End Road
A view of the London Hospital on Mile End Road. Date: 1902

St Thomas Hospital
August 1919: St Thomas Hospital on the south bank of the River Thames, London. (Photo by Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)

Advert / Gossage Soap 1900
Gossages Carbolic Soap speaks for itself

Zulu War Rorkes Drift
RORKEs DRIFT Defending the hospital against the Zulu attack

Middlesex Hospital entrance, Mortimer Street, London
Middlesex Hospital main entrance hall, Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910s

Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham
Aerial view of Shotley Bridge Hospital, County Durham. It was originally opened by the Gateshead Union in 1912 as a TB sanatorium (far right of picture)

The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale
A colour illustration from the 1890s depicting Florence Nightingale, English nurse and hospital reformer (1820-1910) at the barracks hospital, Scutari, in 1854 during the Crimean War

Westminster Bridge and St Thomas Hospital, London Date: circa 1885

WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers and medical care
Silhouettes of wounded soldiers and medical care during the First World War. From the top: stretcher bearers, a field ambulance, the casualty clearing station, a train taking men off to the base

Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton, Warwickshire
An aerial view of the Warwick County Mental Hospital at Hatton, Warwickshire, originally opened in 1846 as the Warwick County Lunatic Asylum. The site later became known as the Central Hospital

Royal Hospital, Chelsea - The Colonnade Date: circa 1910s

The London Hospital, Whitechapel Road

St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London. circa 1905

St. Bartholomews Hospital, 18th Century
St. Bartholomews Hospital. 18th century engraving of the buildings of St. Bartholomews Hospital at Smithfield in the City of London. Also known as Bart s, the hospital was founded in 1123

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Part of Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Essex
West Ham Infirmary, Whipps Cross, Leytonstone, Essex, viewed across a small lake. The infirmary, better known as Whipps Cross Hospital

A clinical lecture by Dr. Charcot at the Salpetriere in 1887
JLJ4686225 A clinical lecture by Dr. Charcot at the Salpetriere in 1887. Students of the department of Professor Jean Martin Charcot (1825-1893) who explains the case of Blanche Wittman

SS St Julien as a hospital ship, at Newport Docks, c. 1940
This image shows SS St Julien at Newport Docks following her conversion into a hospital ship, as denoted by the red cross painted on the side of her hull

Whipps Cross Infirmary, Leytonstone, East London -- front entrance. Date: circa 1910

Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, Cheshire
Buildings and grounds of the Parkside Asylum, Macclesfield, opened in 1871 as the Cheshire County Lunatic Asylum. At various times, the site was also known as Upton Mental Hospital and Deva Hospital

Morgan Academy, Dundee, Scotland. Designed in 1862 by the Edinburgh architects John Dick Peddie and Charles Kinnear, originally opening (in 1866) as the Morgan Hospital

Guys Hospital, St Thomas Street, London Date: circa 1900

Ward C3 at Rubery Hill Hospital, Birmingham, 11th August 1969

London - St. Georges Hospital, Hyde Park Corner
London - St. Georges Hospital (now The Lanesborough hotel), Hyde Park Corner. Date: 1912

St Bartholomews Hospital courtyard, London, with patients resting in the open air. Date: circa 1910s

A Plan of the town of Sheffield in the county of York drawn by W. Fairbank 1797. Engraved by Thomas Harris
Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library:s 45 S

Halsted, Cushing and Young operating C014 / 1090
Halsted, Cushing and Young operating. Pioneering American surgeons William Halsted (1852-1922), Harvey Cushing (1869-1939) and Hugh Hampton Young (1897-1941)

Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pine Street, Philadelphia: colored engraving, 1799, by William Birch & Son
PHILADELPHIA HOSPITAL, 1799. Pennsylvania Hospital, in Pine Street, Philadelphia: colored engraving, 1799, by William Birch & Son

FRENCH VETERINARY CLINIC. Lithograph advertising poster, 1894, for Paris veterinary clinic by Theophile Alexandre Steinlen

Staffordshire County Asylum, Cheddleton, near Leek
The Staffordshire County Lunatic Asylum was established in 1898 on Cheadle Road, Cheddleton, near Leek. It was later known as Staffordshire Mental Hospital, then St Edwards Mental Hospital

Asylum Lodge, Devizes, Wiltshire
The entrance lodge to the County Lunatic Asylum at Devizes, Wiltshire opened in 1851. In 1924 it was renamed Wiltshire County Mental Hospital, then in 1948 renamed Roundway Hospital

West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth, Middlesex
The West Middlesex Hospital, originally erected as an infirmary for the Brentford Union workhouse on Twickenham Road, Isleworth

Chase Farm Hospital, Enfield, Middlesex
Aerial view of Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex. The building was originally the Chase Farm Schools, opened in 1886 by the Edmonton Union to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Dorking General Hospital, Surrey
Aerial view of Dorking General Hospital on Horsham Road, Dorking, Surrey. Designed by William Shearburn, the building opened in 1841 as the Dorking Union workhouse

Stone Asylum, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
Entrance to the Buckinghamshire County Lunatic Asylum at Stone, near Aylesbury. A porter stands at the right of the gateway

RAF Sea King Helicopter about to land on Crinkle Crags in the Lake district to evacuate an injured walker being treated
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St Bartholomews Hospital, London - The Quadrangle Date: circa 1907

Waifs and Strays Society Pyrford St Nicholas
Children, some using crutches, at St Nicholas Hospital, Pyrford, run by the Waifs and Strays Society. Date: circa 1909

Middlesex Hospital Chapel, Mortimer Street, London
Middlesex Hospital Chapel, western view, Mortimer Street, London. Date: circa 1910s

Charing Cross Hospital, Agar Street, London
Charing Cross Hospital, Agar Street, near the Strand, London (now Charing Cross Police Station). Date: circa 1905

County Lunatic Asylum, Colney Hatch, Middlesex
The Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum was opened in 1851 at Colney Hatch, near Friern Barnet, Middlesex. It later became known as Colney Hatch Mental Hospital and then as Friern Hospital

Glasgow Cathedral and Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, Europe

Street view in Antigua, Guatemala, Central America

Aerial view of Forest Gate Hospital, East London
An aerial view of the Forest Gate Hospital, London E7. The hospital was originally opened in 1854 by the Whitechapel Union as an industrial school for 800 children

Derby County Mental Hospital, Mickleover, Derbyshire
An aerial view of the Derby County Mental Hospital at Mickleover near Derby. It began life in 1851 as the Derbyshire County Lunatic Asylum, designed by Henry Duesbury

Brockhall Hospital, Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire
Aerial view of Brockhall Hospital at Langho, near Blackburn, Lancashire, established in 1904 by the Lancashire Inebriates Acts Board as an inebriate reformatory for women

Rochdale Union Workhouse, Dearnley, Lancashire
The approach to the Rochdale Union workhouse, opened in 1877 at Dearnley, near Rochdale, Lancashire. The site later became Birch Hill Hospital

Withington Hospital, Manchester
Entrance to Withington Hospital, Nell Lane, Manchester, opened in 1855 as Chorlton Union workhouse. A horse and carriage stands outside the gates

Whipps Cross Hospital, Essex
Entrance to Whipps Cross Hospital, Leytonstone, Essex. Several patients can be see in beds on the open balconies. The hospital was opened in 1903 by the West Ham Union for the sick poor in the area

Walton Hospital, Liverpool
Walton Hospital, Rice Lane, Walton on the Hill, Liverpool. The central clock tower concealed a large water storage tank. The building was designed by William Culshaw

Congleton Union Workhouse, Arclid, Cheshire
Aerial view of Congleton Union workhouse at Arclid, Sandbach, Cheshire. The building, erected in 1844-5, was designed by Henry Bowman. It later became Arclid Hospital

Union Workhouse, Wokingham, Berkshire
The Wokingham Union workhouse, Berkshire. The workhouse, opened in 1850 on Barkham Road, Wokingham, later became Wokingham Hospital

Union Workhouse, Wantage, Oxfordshire
The Wantage Union workhouse, Oxfordshire. The workhouse, designed by Sampson Kempthorne, was erected in 1836 on Hungerford Road, Wantage, and later became the Downs Hospital

Stobhill Hospital, Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Stobhill Hospital was erected in 1903-4 at Springburn, Glasgow, by the citys poor law authority. It provided around 2000 beds for the infirm and chronically sick poor, and for children

Union Workhouse, Todmorden, West Yorkshire
The Todmorden Union workhouse at Lee Bottom near Mankinholes, West Yorkshire, erected in 1877. The site later became Stansfield View Hospital

Exminster Asylum, Devon
The administrative building of the Exminster Asylum, opened in 1845 as the Devon County Lunatic Asylum. It was later known as the Devon County Mental Hospital, then as Exminster Hospital

Highwood School, Brentwood, Essex
The administration block at Highwood (or High Wood) School, Brentwood, Essex. The school was opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for the treatment of ophthalmia in children

Highwood Hospital, Brentwood, Essex
Aerial view of Highwood (or High Wood) Hospital, Brentwood, Essex, used for the care of children with tuberculosis. The site was originally opened by the Metropolitan Asylums Board in 1904 for

Barming Asylum, Maidstone, Kent
The main building of Barming Asylum located on Hermitage Lane, Barming Heath, Maidstone, Kent, opened in around 1833. Also known as the Kent County Lunatic Asylum, then renamed Oakwood Hospital

Henstead Union Workhouse, Swainsthorpe, Norfolk
The driveway up to Henstead Union workhouse at Swainsthorpe, Norfolk. The building, erected in 1836, was designed by John Brown

Ladywell Lodge, Lewisham, south east London
Aerial view of Ladywell Lodge, a residential institution for the elderly, near Lewisham, in south east London. The site was formerly St Olaves Union workhouse, designed by Newman & Newman

Union Workhouse Infirmary, Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
The Dewsbury Union workhouse infirmary on Healds Road at Staincliffe, West Yorkshire. The workhouse opened in around 1856, with a large infirmary erected in 1895

Banstead Asylum, Surrey
Banstead Asylum, located on Sutton Lane, Banstead, Surrey, was established in 1877 as the Middlesex County Lunatic Asylum

Unveiling Statue - Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Newcastle-upon-Tyne - King Edward VII unveils the statue of his late Mother Queen Victoria at the Royal Victoria Infirmary, July 11th, 1906. The sculpture was made by George James Frampton (1860-1928)

St Giles Hospital, Camberwell, London
The administrative offices of Camberwell St Giles Hospital, formerly part of the Camberwell workhouse on Havil Street, now St Giles Road, south east London

Dublin / Rotunda Hospital
Originally known as The Dublin Lying-In Hospital founded in 1745 by Bartholomew Mosse (designed by James Gandon)

St Thomas Hospital JLP01_09_770296
ST THOMAS HOSPITAL, LAMBETH PALACE ROAD, LAMBETH, GREATER LONDON. Looking along the central avenue between four new blocks at St Thomas Hospital, with the hospital sign in the foreground

The Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England Date: circa 1908

Westminster Hospital, London. Date: circa 1906

St Bartholomews Hospital, Henry VIII Gate 1886
St Bartholomews Hospital, Henry VIII Gate, completed in 1702, entrance to the hospital continues to be the main public entrance;

Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London
Scene in Albert Ward, St Marys Hospital, Paddington, West London, with doctors, nurses and patients. circa 1905

Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady, County Londonderry, Ireland
A member of staff and his dog stand in front of the Roe Valley Hospital, Limavady - formerly the Newtown Limavady Union workhouse. Date: Date unknown

Lewisham Military Hospital, High Street, Lewisham
Lewisham Military Hospital operated during the First World War in the premises of the Lewisham Union workhouse. A large sign bearing the red cross symbol stands over the entrance. Date: Date unknown

Black and white illustration of Florence Nightingale walking with lamp near beds of injured Soldiers

Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec. French physician. Laennec, with his stethoscope, at the Necker Hospital, Paris
RENE LAENNEC (1781-1826). Rene Theophile Hyacinthe Laennec. French physician. Laennec, with his stethoscope, at the Necker Hospital, Paris, France

New Great Ormond Street Hospital, London Date: 1939

St Lawrences Hospital, Caterham, Surrey
Aerial view of St Lawrences Hospital at Caterham in Surrey, originally opened in 1870 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board as an imbeciles asylum for Londons sick poor suffering from mental conditions

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"The Healing Haven: A Journey Through Time and Care" The Main Entrance - The Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel: Step into a world of compassion and expertise as the grand entrance welcomes all seeking solace in healing hands. Shotley Bridge General Hospital, County Durham: Nestled amidst picturesque landscapes, this hospital stands tall as a beacon of hope for the local community's well-being. The Middlesex Hospital, London: With its rich history dating back centuries, this iconic institution has been a pillar of medical advancements and patient care in the heart of London. London Hospital, Mile End Road: Witness the bustling corridors where countless lives have been saved through tireless dedication and cutting-edge treatments. A Plan of the town of Sheffield in the county of York drawn by W. Fairbank 1797. Engraved by Thomas Harris: Explore an ancient map that reveals how healthcare infrastructure has evolved over time to cater to growing communities' needs. WW1 silhouettes, wounded soldiers, and medical care: Reminisce on a poignant era when brave soldiers found solace within these walls while compassionate caregivers tended to their wounds with unwavering commitment. Warwick County Mental Hospital, Hatton Warwickshire: Unveil stories untold as this sanctuary provided refuge for those battling inner demons – offering understanding and support during challenging times. The Lady With The Lamp Florence Nightingale: Pay homage to one extraordinary woman whose selflessness revolutionized nursing practices forever – her legacy continues to inspire generations even today. Zulu War Rorke's Drift: Immerse yourself in tales from distant lands where hospitals became fortresses against adversity; witness resilience amid chaos as doctors fought valiantly for every life entrusted to them. St Thomas Hospital - Westminster Bridge and St Thomas Hospital, London : Marvel at architectural marvels standing proudly alongside historic landmarks; a testament to the unwavering commitment of healthcare professionals.