Paddington General Hospital Explained

Paddington General Hospital
Location:Harrow Road, Paddington
Region:London
Country:England
Coordinates:51.5231°N -0.1978°W
Healthcare:NHS England
Type:General
Founded:1886
Map Type:United Kingdom London Westminster

Paddington General Hospital was a health facility in Harrow Road, Paddington, London.

History

The hospital was established as an infirmary for the Paddington Union Workhouse and opened as the Paddington Infirmary in 1886.[1] A nurses' home was completed in 1921.[2] It became Paddington Hospital in 1929 and, after joining the National Health Service in 1948, it became Paddington General Hospital in 1954.[2]

The facility was gradually integrated into St Mary's Hospital as St Mary's Hospital (Harrow Road) from 1968 and, after services had been completely transferred to St Mary's Hospital, the facility in Harrow Road closed in 1986.[2] The hospital was subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped for residential use with the Woodfield Road Surgery now being the only clinical presence remaining there.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: St Mary's Hospital (Harrow Road). National Archives. 18 November 2018.
  2. Web site: St Mary's Hospital (Harrow Road). Lost Hospitals of London. 18 November 2018.
  3. Web site: The Woodfield Road Surgery. Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 18 November 2018.