St Leonard's Hospital, Hackney

St Leonard's Hospital
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
St Leonard's Hospital
Location within Hackney
Geography
Location Hackney, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates Coordinates: 51°32′00″N 0°04′39″W / 51.5333°N 0.0774°W / 51.5333; -0.0774
Organisation
Care system NHS England
History
Founded 1777
Links
Lists Hospitals in England

St Leonard's Hospital was a hospital in Hackney, North London.

History

The hospital was founded as the infirmary for the St Leonard’s Shoreditch Workhouse in 1777.[1] The workhouse was rebuilt between 1863 and 1866 and the infirmary was rebuilt in 1872.[1] Edith Cavell served as Assistant Matron at the hospital from 1903 to 1906.[1] It had become known as St Leonard's Hospital by 1920 and came under the management of London County Council in 1930.[1] It was the first hospital to receive casualties during the Blitz and then joined the National Health Service in 1948.[1] Although the hospital was the subject of a workers’ occupation aiming to keep the hospital open in July 1984,[2] it ceased to operate a general hospital later that year.[1] Nevertheless the building continues to be used to provide services on behalf of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "St Leonard's Hospital Nuttall Street, Shoreditch". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "The South London Women's Hospital Occupation 1984-85". Past tense. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ↑ "St Leonard's Hospital: Services". Retrieved 9 July 2018.
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