East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital | |
Location: | Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England |
Healthcare: | NHS England |
Type: | General |
Founded: | 1835 |
Closed: | 1985 |
Map Type: | Suffolk |
Coordinates: | 52.0635°N 1.1504°W |
The East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital was a National Health Service hospital in Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The former main building, which is now a private nursing home, is a Grade II listed building.
The hospital was founded by public subscription by local residents in 1835.[1] It was designed by John Whitling and opened as the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital and Dispensary in August 1836.[1] [2] A children's wing was added in 1875[2] and it was renamed the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital in 1902.[3]
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it became the Ipswich Hospital, Anglesea Road Wing in 1955.[3] After services transferred to Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road Wing, it closed in 1985.[3] The main building re-opened as the Anglesea Heights Nursing Home in 1991.[2]