Victoria Eye Hospital Explained

Victoria Eye Hospital
Map Type:Herefordshire
Location:Eign Street
Region:Hereford
State:England
Country:UK
Coordinates:52.0566°N -2.7223°W
Healthcare:NHS
Type:Eye hospital
Founded:1882
Closed:2002

The Victoria Eye Hospital was a health facility located on Eign Street in Hereford, England. The main building has since been converted into apartments.

History

The facility was established by Francis Woodley Lindsay, a surgeon, in rented premises in Commercial Road as the Herefordshire and South Wales Eye and Ear Institution in 1882.[1] It moved to permanent premises in Eign Street as the Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in 1888[1] and, after being renamed the Victoria Eye Hospital in 1923, joined the National Health Service in 1948.[2] After services transferred to the new Hereford County Hospital in 2002,[3] the Victoria Eye Hospital closed and has since been converted into apartments.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The development of hospitals in Herefordshire. Herefordshire Council. 31 January 2020.
  2. Web site: Victoria Eye Hospital, Hereford. National Archives. 31 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Hereford PFI deal closed. 23 April 1999. Building. 31 January 2020.