St Giles' Hospital | |
Location: | Southwark |
Region: | London |
Country: | England |
Healthcare: | NHS England |
Type: | Teaching |
Emergency: | No |
Founded: | 1875 |
Closed: | 1983 |
Map Type: | United Kingdom London Southwark |
St Giles' Hospital was a hospital located in Camberwell, London.
The hospital had its origins in the Camberwell Workhouse Infirmary which was completed in 1875.[1] [2] A large circular tower was added in 1890 and further ward blocks were completed in 1903.[1] It became the Camberwell Parish Infirmary in 1913 and St Giles' Hospital in 1930.[1] It was hit by a V-1 flying bomb during the Second World War.[3] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and closed in 1983.[3] The circular tower, which is a grade II listed building, has since been converted for residential use.[3]