St Leonard's Hospital, Hackney

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

For St Leonard's Hospital in York, see York Museum Gardens.
St Leonard's Hospital
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
St Leonard's Hospital
Location within Hackney
Geography
LocationHackney, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
History
Opened1777
Links
ListsHospitals in England

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 provide services on behalf of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.[3]

See also

References
  1. "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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