Royal Southern Hospital Explained

Royal Southern Hospital
Location:Caryl Street
Region:Liverpool
Country:England
Healthcare:Public NHS
Founded:1842
Closed:1978
Map Type:United Kingdom Liverpool#Merseyside

The Royal Southern Hospital was located in Caryl Street, Liverpool. It was established in 1842 and closed in 1978.

History

The hospital had its origins in the Southern and Toxteth Hospital in Greenland Street which opened in January 1842.[1] A concert given by Jenny Lind allowed an extra floor to be added to the building in the 1850s,[1] shortly before it became the Southern Hospital in 1857.[1]

The foundation stone for a new purpose-built facility on Caryl Street was laid by the Earl of Derby in October 1867 and the new facility was formally opened by the Duke of Connaught as the Royal Southern Hospital in May 1872.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] After services transferred to the Royal Liverpool Hospital, the Royal Southern Hospital closed in 1978.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Royal Southern Hospital. https://web.archive.org/web/20071018104430/http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConNarrative.178&chapterId=788. dead. 18 October 2007. Port Cities. 17 December 2018.
  2. Web site: Royal Southern Hospital, Liverpool. National archives. 17 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Hospital Records. https://web.archive.org/web/20070321172941/http://www.mersey-gateway.org/server.php?show=ConNarrative.186&chapterId=1009. dead. 21 March 2007. E. Chambré Hardman Archive. 5 October 2018.