St Charles' Hospital
Appearance
St Charles' Hospital | |
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Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust | |
![]() St Charles' Hospital | |
Geography | |
Location | Exmoor Street, North Kensington, London W10 6DZ |
Coordinates | 51°31′20″N 0°13′03″W / 51.5221°N 0.2176°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | NHS England |
Type | Specialist |
Services | |
Speciality | Care for the elderly |
History | |
Opened | 1879 |
St Charles' Hospital is a health facility in North Kensington, London. It is managed by the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.
History
[edit]The foundation stone for the hospital was laid in 1879 and it was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales as the St Marylebone Union Infirmary in 1881.[1] A nurses' home was opened by Princess Christian in 1884.[1] The facility became the St Marylebone Hospital in 1923 and was renamed St Charles' Hospital in 1930 when it was taken over by the London County Council.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and continues to operate as the St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing.[2]
The main building is listed with grade II.[3]
Notable staff
[edit]- Caroline Nompozola, house surgeon.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "St Charles' Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ "St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing". NHS Choices. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
- ^ Historic England. "St Charles' Hospital (1235251)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Workman killed by fall at Queen's Park Station". Kensington News and West London Times. 5 September 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
External links
[edit]Media related to St Charles Hospital at Wikimedia Commons