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"Journeys through Historic Infirmaries: Unveiling the Stories of Healing and Hope" Discovering the rich history of Whipps Cross Infirmary in Leytonstone, East London

Background imageInfirmary Collection: John Radcliffe (1650-1714), English physician born at Wakefield, Yorkshire. Attended William III

John Radcliffe (1650-1714), English physician born at Wakefield, Yorkshire. Attended William III, Mary II and Queen Anne. Radcliffe Infirmary and Observatory at Oxford built

Background imageInfirmary Collection: William Fergusson (1808-1877) Scottish surgeon born at Prestonpans, East Lothian

William Fergusson (1808-1877) Scottish surgeon born at Prestonpans, East Lothian. Surgeon to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary (1836)

Background imageInfirmary Collection: The Royal Procession Passing the Infirmary at Marchester, Uk, 1851

The Royal Procession Passing the Infirmary at Marchester, Uk, 1851

Background imageInfirmary Collection: The infirmary of the Charity Hospital of Paris. Etching by Abraham Bosse, c1635

The infirmary of the Charity Hospital of Paris. Etching by Abraham Bosse, c1635
FRANCE: HOSPITAL, c1635. The infirmary of the Charity Hospital of Paris. Etching by Abraham Bosse, c1635

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Rubbing It In. An 1862 cartoon from a Northern American newspaper mocking the overzealousness of

Rubbing It In. An 1862 cartoon from a Northern American newspaper mocking the overzealousness of volunteers in Union
CIVIL WAR HOSPITAL. Rubbing It In. An 1862 cartoon from a Northern American newspaper mocking the overzealousness of volunteers in Union Army hospitals

Background imageInfirmary Collection: A worker receiving First Aid in a room set apart for hospital

A worker receiving First Aid in a room set apart for hospital and library use at an electric bulb manufacturer in
HINE: SICK WORKER, 1912. A worker receiving First Aid in a room set apart for hospital and library use at an electric bulb manufacturer in Pawtucket, Rhode Island

Background imageInfirmary Collection: New York Infirmary and Womens Medical College, located at No. 126 Second Avenue

New York Infirmary and Womens Medical College, located at No. 126 Second Avenue. Wood engraving, 19th century
NY MEDICAL COLLEGE. New York Infirmary and Womens Medical College, located at No. 126 Second Avenue. Wood engraving, 19th century

Background imageInfirmary Collection: St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary

St Marylebone Workhouse Infirmary
An exterior view of the St Marylebone workhouse infirmary. The buildings, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and his son, were located at Rackham Street, Ladbroke Grove

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Tonbridge Union Workhouse, Pembury, Kent

Tonbridge Union Workhouse, Pembury, Kent

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Paddington Workhouse Infirmary, London

Paddington Workhouse Infirmary, London
The infirmary block added to Londons Paddington workhouse in 1886. Date: 1906

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Entrance to Booth Hall Infirmary, Lancashire

Entrance to Booth Hall Infirmary, Lancashire
Entrance gates of Booth Hall Infirmary, Charlestown Road, Blackley, Manchester. Booth Hall was built in 1908 as an infirmary for the Prestwich Union but

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Entrance to Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead

Entrance to Kensington & Chelsea District School, Banstead
Entrance to the Kensington & Chelsea District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme). As well as cottage homes, each housing 40 children

Background imageInfirmary Collection: NEW YORK: INFIRMARY, 1868. Eye and Ear Infirmary, corner of Second Avenue and Thirteenth Street

NEW YORK: INFIRMARY, 1868. Eye and Ear Infirmary, corner of Second Avenue and Thirteenth Street, New York. Wood engraving, 1868

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Hampstead Workhouse Infirmary

Hampstead Workhouse Infirmary
The Hampstead Unions new workhouse infirmary, designed by Charles Bell, featured a novel circular ward block. Date: 1884

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West Yorkshire

Old Workhouse Infirmary, Hunslet, West Yorkshire
The infirmary at the old Hunslet Union workhouse on Hillidge Road, Hunslet. The area next to the building was extensively cultivated to grow vegetables for consumption by the inmates

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshir

Winter Garden at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfordshir
Young children with hoes and rakes tend the Winter Garden at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were used to house pauper children away from the workhouse

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfor

Carpentry Workshop at St Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Hertfor
Boys saw and plane wood in the carpentry workshop at the St Pancras Schools at Leavesden In Hertfordshire. The schools were opened in by the St Pancras Board of Guardians to house pauper children

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Wandsworth Workhouse Death Notice

Wandsworth Workhouse Death Notice
An inmates death notice issued by the St Johns Hill workhouse infirmary of the Wandsworth Union. Date: 1924

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Infirmary

Prudhoe Colony for Mental Defectives - Infirmary
" The infirmary block at the " Colony for Mental Defectives" established in 1914 at Prudhoe, Northumberland, by the Northern Counties Joint Poor Law Committee." Date: 1930

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Staff and patients at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, Lon

Staff and patients at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, Lon
Doctors and nurses in Ward 12 at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highgate. The building, opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell. Date: Date unknown

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Central London Sick Asylum, Hendon

Central London Sick Asylum, Hendon
Interior of the Central London Sick Asylum opened in 1898 at Hendon, Middlesex. Later known as Hendon Infirmary and Colindale Hospital, it was a treatment centre for tuberculosis (TB) patients

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey

Ward at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey
Interior view of ward D8 at Carshalton Childrens Infirmary, Surrey. The hospital was opened in 1908 by the Metropolitan Asylums Board and became a general hospital for up to 1000 children

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Bethnal Green Military Hospital, East London

Bethnal Green Military Hospital, East London
Bethnal Green Military Hospital, Cambridge Heath Road, East London. The hospital, designed by Messrs Giles, Gough and Trollope, was opened in 1900 as the Bethnal Green Union infirmary

Background imageInfirmary Collection: St Georges Union Infirmary, Fulham Road, London

St Georges Union Infirmary, Fulham Road, London
Design for the new St Georges Union infirmary on Fulham Road, south west London. The architect was Henry Saxon Snell

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Haverfordwest Infirmary, Haverfordwest, South Wales

Haverfordwest Infirmary, Haverfordwest, South Wales
View of the Pembrokeshire and Haverfordwest Infirmary in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Dyfed, South Wales

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk

Infirmary ward, Inebriates Reformatory, Guiltcross, Norfolk
Infirmary ward at the Eastern Counties or East Harling Inebriates Reformatory, Norfolk. Housed in the former Guiltcross Union workhouse

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Infirmary airing ground, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk

Infirmary airing ground, NIPRCC East Harling, Norfolk
The infirmary airing ground at the East Harling, Norfolk, branch of the National Institutions for Persons Requiring Care and Control

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary

Childrens Ward, Wandsworth & Clapham Union Infirmary
A childrens ward in the Wandsworth & Clapham Union infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. The children sleep in metal-framed cots

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Hammersmith Workhouse and Infirmary, West London

Hammersmith Workhouse and Infirmary, West London
The new Hammersmith workhouse and infirmary on Du Cane Road, Hammersmith, West London, were opened in 1905 by Princess Henry of Battenberg

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, North London

Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, North London
Aerial view of the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highgate, North London. The infirmary, which was opened in 1879, was designed by Henry Saxon Snell

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, West Midlands

Aston Union Cottage Homes, Erdington, West Midlands
The entrance to Aston Unions cottage homes, opened in 1899 at Erdington, Birmingham, West Midlands. The homes housed pauper children away from the main workhouse which occupied an adjacent site

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Union Infirmary, Willesden, north west London

Union Infirmary, Willesden, north west London
Willesdens workhouse infirmary, erected in 1900-1901 on Acton Lane, Willesden, north west London. It later became the Park Royal Hospital and then the Central Middlesex Hospital

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneer

Agnes Jones, workhouse nursing pioneer
Agnes Elizabeth Jones (1832-1868) was trained at Florence Nightingales nursing school at St Thomas Hospital in London. In 1865 she was appointed to superintend an experimental nursing scheme at

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Union Infirmary, Wigan, Lancashire

Union Infirmary, Wigan, Lancashire
The Wigan Union infirmary, Upholland Road, Wigan - an unusual composite of two photographs. The infirmary, later known as Billinge Hospital

Background imageInfirmary Collection: North Evington War Hospital, Leicestershire

North Evington War Hospital, Leicestershire
A general view of the North Evington War Hospital in Leicestershire. The buildings were opened in 1905 as the Leicester Union Infirmary but were deployed for military use during the First World War

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Southampton Incorporation Infirmary, Shirley Warren

Southampton Incorporation Infirmary, Shirley Warren
The Southampton Incorporation Infirmary. Nurses are sitting in front of the nurses home (right). The Incorporation (Southamptons poor relief authority)

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Ward at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, London

Ward at Holborn Union Infirmary, Highgate, London
Interior of a ward at the Holborn Union Infirmary, Archway Road, Highate, North London, designed by Henry Saxon Snell and opened in 1879

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Wandsworth Union Infirmary, St Johns Hill, London

Wandsworth Union Infirmary, St Johns Hill, London
Entrance to Wandsworth Union workhouse infirmary, St Johns Hill, south west London. Originally opened in 1840 as the Wandsworth workhouse, it was designed by George Ledwell Taylor

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire

Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire
Aerial view of Babington House Hospital, Belper, Derbyshire. The building, designed as a workhouse by George Gilbert Scott and William Bonython Moffatt, was erected in 1839-40

Background imageInfirmary Collection: St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall

St Marylebone Poor Law Schools, Southall
The St Marylebone Schools on South Road, Southall, Middlesex. An inscription below the pediment gives its date of construction as 1858

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary

Kensington & Chelsea District School, infirmary
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Kensington & Chelsea District School, gymnasium

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gymnasium
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view

Union Workhouse, Limerick, Ireland, perspective view
The Union workhouse at Limerick, Ireland, was designed by George Wilkinson and opened in 1841. This 1847 view shows the workhouse after proposed enlargements

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Kensington & Chelsea District School, gym team

Kensington & Chelsea District School, gym team
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photo

Kensington & Chelsea District School, boys group photo
In 1876, the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea established a District School for pauper children at Banstead, Surrey (later known as Beechholme)

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Irish 800-pauper workhouse, ground plan

Irish 800-pauper workhouse, ground plan
Ground plan of the model plan for Irish union workhouses housing up to 800 inmates. The plan was devised by George Wilkinson, the Poor Law Commissioners architect in Ireland

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Irish 800-pauper workhouse, perspective view

Irish 800-pauper workhouse, perspective view
Perspective view of the model plan for Irish union workhouses housing up to 800 inmates. The plan was devised by George Wilkinson, the Poor Law Commissioners architect in Ireland

Background imageInfirmary Collection: Llwynypia Hospital, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales

Llwynypia Hospital, Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales
A view of Llwynypia Hospital at Llwynypia near Pontypridd in the Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales. A field of potatoes can be seen at the right



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"Journeys through Historic Infirmaries: Unveiling the Stories of Healing and Hope" Discovering the rich history of Whipps Cross Infirmary in Leytonstone, East London, where generations have found solace and care amidst its walls. The Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford, Oxfordshire, England - a beacon of medical excellence that has stood tall for centuries, nurturing both bodies and minds. West Ham Infirmary at Whipps Cross, Essex - a sanctuary of compassion serving the local community with unwavering dedication. Step into the realm of healing at West Middlesex Hospital in Isleworth, Middlesex - an institution that embodies resilience and progress. St Giles Hospital in Camberwell, London - a testament to humanity's commitment to provide comfort even during the most challenging times. Chase Farm Hospital in Enfield, Middlesex - where innovation meets empathy to create a haven for those seeking restoration and renewal. Dorking General Hospital nestled in picturesque Surrey - an idyllic setting offering exceptional care rooted in tradition and warmth. Journey back through time as we explore Union Workhouse and Infirmary in Crumpsall, Manchester - witnessing how society's approach to healthcare has evolved over centuries. Congleton Union Workhouse stands proud amidst Arclid's landscape in Cheshire; its walls hold tales of resilience against adversity etched by countless lives healed within them. Delve into the heartwarming stories woven within Union Workhouse Infirmary located in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire – tales that remind us all of our shared vulnerability and strength when faced with illness or injury. Halifax Workhouse 1901: A glimpse into an era where compassion met necessity as this workhouse served as both refuge and infirmary for those facing hardship during challenging times. Union Workhouse in Bagthorpe, Nottingham.