Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby

The Hospital of St. Cross is a National Health Service hospital on Barby Road, in Rugby, Warwickshire, England, managed by the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust. It is on the south edge of Rugby above a steep slope running down to the Rainsbrook valley.

Hospital of St. Cross
University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust
Victorian buildings at the old part of the hospital
Location in Warwickshire
Geography
LocationBarby Road,
Rugby,
Warwickshire,
England, United Kingdom
Coordinates52.3640°N 1.2589°W / 52.3640; -1.2589
Organisation
Care systemPublic NHS
TypeGeneral
Affiliated universityWarwick Medical School
Services
Emergency departmentNo (has an urgent care centre)
History
Opened1884
Links
Websitewww.uhcw.nhs.uk/find/stcross
ListsHospitals in the United Kingdom

History

The hospital was founded by Richard Henry Wood DL, a stockbroker, and his wife, Elizabeth Wood (née Hatton)[1][2] to replace an earlier nursing home in Castle Street.[3] Named after the Hospital of St Cross in Winchester,[3] it was designed by Henry Wilson, of Gray's Inn Square,[4] and opened in July 1884.[5] The Victoria Diamond Jubilee Wing was opened the founder in July 1899, the children's wing was opened by Princess Henry of Battenburg in October 1907 and a new out-patient department was opened by the Duchess of York in April 1929.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[3] A new Diamond Jubilee rehabilitation centre was opened by Princess Alexandra of Kent in April 2014.[6]

See also

References
  1. "The Founder". Friends of St Cross. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  2. "Obituary of Richard Henry Wood". Rugby Advertiser. 2 May 1908. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  3. "Hospital of St. Cross, Rugby 1884-1984" (PDF). Friends of St Cross. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  4. Scott Gatty, Margaret (1900). "The Book of Sun-dials". London: George Bell & Sons. pp. 201–486.
  5. "Hospital of St Cross, Rugby". Timetrail. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
  6. "Royal opening is a glowing tribute to Friends' work". Rugby Observer. 25 April 2014. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
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