Stanley Sailors' Hospital Explained

Stanley Sailors' Hospital
Map Type:Wales Anglesey
Location:Holyhead
Region:Anglesey
Country:Wales
Coordinates:53.3093°N -4.629°W
Healthcare:NHS Wales
Type:Community
Founded:1871
Closed:1987

Stanley Sailors' Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Morwyr Stanley) was a health facility in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.

History

The hospital was financed by a gift from William Owen Stanley of Plas Penrhos who had wanted to establish a facility to provide healthcare to sailors.[1] It was officially opened in 1871.[2] During the First World War it served as a military hospital with Jane Henrietta Adeane, a niece of the founder, as its commandant.[3] When the Elder Dempster liner SS Apapa was torpedoed off Anglesey in November 1917, survivors were taken to the hospital to be treated.[4] The facility then served as a convalescent home for disabled servicemen before joining the National Health Service as a community hospital in 1948.[5] After services transferred to Valley Hospital, Stanley Sailors' Hospital closed in 1987.[1] The buildings were subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped as a ferry terminal.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: First World War Military Sites: Infrastructure and Support. 50. Welsh Government / Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. 22 March 2020.
  2. Web site: Records: Stanley Sailor's Hospital, Salt Island, Holyhead. Archives Hub. 22 March 2020.
  3. Web site: Adeane, the OBE, and the hospital by the sea. Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. 22 March 2020.
  4. Web site: SS Apapa . Wrecksite. 22 March 2020.
  5. Web site: Stanley Sailors' Hospital, Holyhead. National Archives. 22 March 2020.