St Peter's Hospital, Covent Garden

St Peter's Hospital is a former hospital in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, which is a grade II listed building.[1]

St Peter's Hospital
Entrance to the former St. Peter's Hospital
Location within Westminster
Geography
LocationCovent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51.5110°N 0.1263°W / 51.5110; -0.1263
History
Opened1860
Closed1992
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

Plans for the hospital were discussed at the home of Armstrong Todd, a surgeon who lived at 16 Burlington Street.[2] The Hospital for Stone subsequently opened in 1860 at 42 Great Marylebone Street.[2][3] It moved again, this time to a purpose-built facility in Henrietta Street, designed by J. M. Brydon in the Queen Anne style and opened by Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1882.[3] Henry Clutton, the ninth Duke of Bedford's architect, required amendments to be made to the design to suit the Bedford Estate's requirements. The building was constructed in such a way as to allow it to be converted in the future into residential flats and chambers.[4][5] It closed in 1948.[6]

The hospital joined with St Paul's Hospital to form the Institute of Urology in 1948.[6] The Institute was joined by St Philip's Hospital in 1952 and the hospitals became known as "the three Ps."[6] After services were transferred to the Middlesex Hospital the Institute closed in 1992.[6] The building in Henrietta Street has since been converted for residential use.[6]

References
  1. Historic England. "St. Peter's Hospital (1278382)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
  2. "St. Peter's Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
  3. Moran, Michael E. (2014). "16. The stone hospital and stone treatment". Urolithiasis: A Comprehensive History. New York: Springer Science & Business Media. pp. 157–158. doi:10.1007/978-1-4614-8195-9. ISBN 978-1-4614-8195-9.
  4. "Henrietta Street and Maiden Lane Area: Henrietta Street in Survey of London". 1970. p. 230–239. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  5. "Listed Buildings". Covent Garden Area Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  6. "St. Peter's Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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