Royal Southern Hospital

The Royal Southern Hospital was located in Caryl Street, Liverpool. It was first established in 1842 and closed in 1978.

Royal Southern Hospital
Tinted lithograph showing the hospital
Location in Liverpool
Location in Merseyside
Geography
LocationCaryl Street, Liverpool, England
Coordinates53.3913°N 2.9797°W / 53.3913; -2.9797
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
History
Opened1842
Closed1978
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital had its origins in the Southern and Toxteth Hospital in Greenland Street which opened in January 1842.[1] A concert given by Jenny Lind allowed an extra floor to be added to the building in the 1850s,[1] shortly before it became the Southern Hospital in 1857.[1]

The foundation stone for a new purpose-built facility on Caryl Street was laid by the Earl of Derby in October 1867 and the new facility was formally opened by the Duke of Connaught as the Royal Southern Hospital in May 1872.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] After services transferred to the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the Royal Southern Hospital closed in 1978.[3]

References
  1. "Royal Southern Hospital". Port Cities. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  2. "Royal Southern Hospital, Liverpool". National archives. Retrieved 17 December 2018.
  3. "Hospital Records". E. Chambré Hardman Archive. Retrieved 5 October 2018.
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