Jessop Hospital
Jessop Hospital for Women | |
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The Original Victorian Wing of the Jessop Hospital | |
Shown in South Yorkshire | |
Geography | |
Location | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS |
Hospital type | Maternity |
Affiliated university | Sheffield Medical School (University of Sheffield) |
Services | |
Emergency department | No |
Beds | 57 initially, 217 at closure |
History | |
Founded | 22 July 1878[1] |
Closed | 2001[2] |
Links | |
Lists | Hospitals in England |
Other links | List hospitals in England |
The Jessop Hospital for Women was a hospital in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England.
History
The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop, a wealthy steelworks-owner. The architect was John Dodsley Webster.[3] It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women at Figtree Lane,[4] which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Gothic Revival style.[3] An Edwardian wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds. Between 1927 and 1972 the hospital had a 45 bed annexe at Norton Hall known as the Firth Auxiliary Hospital.[4]
The main maternity hospital in Sheffield is now the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.[5]
In 2007 the majority of the 1970s wing was demolished by the University of Sheffield as part of their Jessop West development.[6] The Victorian Wing of the original hospital was converted to house the Department of Music, who occupied it in 2009.[7]
Despite being a Grade II listed building, demolition of the Edwardian wing started on 30 July 2013. Demolition was pursued in favour of renovation as it provided the University of Sheffield with a greater floor area for new development at a lower cost.[8]
Diane Blood
The hospital was in the news in 1998 when Diane Blood gave birth to a baby boy, having been inseminated using her husband's sperm, which had been taken from his body while he was unconscious on life support, shortly before his death. A prolonged legal case gave her the right to do this, despite not having the written consent of her husband.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ "Figtree Lane". rootsweb.com.
- ↑ "The Jessops Hospital for Women". rootsweb.com.
- 1 2 English Heritage Jessop Hospital for Women
- 1 2 National Archives - Jessop Hospital for women, Sheffield. Gives details of Firth Auxiliary Hospital.
- ↑ NHS Sheffield Teaching Hospitals Jessop Wing
- ↑ BBC South Yorkshire October 2008 Goodbye Jessop Hospital
- ↑ University of Sheffield Music Dept
- ↑ Sheffield Telegraph 22 April 2012 University gears up with £134m expansion scheme
- ↑ The Independent 12 December 1998 A baby boy for Diane Blood