Beckenham Hospital Explained

Beckenham Hospital
Map Type:	United Kingdom London Bromley
Region:	London
Coordinates:	51.405°N -0.033°W
Location:	Beckenham
Country:	United Kingdom
Healthcare:	NHS
Founded:	1872
Closed:	2005

Beckenham Hospital was a healthcare facility based in Beckenham, Kent.

History

The hospital was founded by Peter Richard Hoare, the younger (1803-1877) of Kelsey Manor as the Beckenham Cottage Hospital in 1872.^[1] Additional facilities were added in 1877 (the Lea Wilson Ward), in 1899 (the Diamond Jubilee Extension) and in 1924 (the Percy Jones Ward).^[1] It became the Beckenham General Hospital in 1929 and benefited from further facilities in 1932 (the Ruth Sutton Ward) and in 1939 (the Trapnell Wing).^[1]

After it joined the National Health Service in 1948, a new out-patients department was completed in 1959 and the Douglas Lindsay Ward was added in 1969.^[1] The hospital closed in 2005 and the site has been developed as a primary healthcare centre known as Beckenham Beacon which opened in 2009.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Notable staff

• Mary Jane Costford (1858-1946), Matron from 1889 until about 1916.^{[4] [5]} Her leaving 'Testimonial' raised over £100.^[6] Costford trained at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes between 1883 and 1885.

See also

• List of hospitals in England

Notes and References

1. Web site: Beckenham Hospital. Lost Hospitals of London. 15 July 2018.
2. Web site: Getting there. Beckenham Beacon . 15 July 2018.
3. Web site: Beckenham Beacon meeting reveals 'gold standard' healthcare target. This Is Local London. en. 15 July 2018.
4. News: 29 July 1916 . 'Miss Costford's Testimonial Fund' . 3 . . 3 April 2023.
5. Rogers, Sarah (2022). 'A Maker of Matrons’? A study of Eva Lückes’s influence on a generation of nurse leaders:1880–1919' (Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Huddersfield, April 2022)
6. News: 12 August 1916 . 'Miss Costford's Leaving Testimonial' . 3 . . 3 April 2023.