Belgrave Hospital for Children

Belgrave Hospital for Children
Belgrave Hospital for Children
King's College Hospital Group
	Belgrave Hospital for Children
	Location within Lambeth
Geography
Location	Kennington, London, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51°28′50.71″N 0°06′47.33″W / 51.4807528°N 0.1131472°W
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
History
Opened	1899
Closed	1985

The Belgrave Hospital for Children in Kennington, London, United Kingdom was a voluntary hospital founded in Pimlico, London in 1866.^[1] A new hospital building was constructed between 1899 and 1926 at 1 Clapham Road from a design by Charles Holden.^[2] It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1981 and is currently residential flats.^[3]

History

The hospital was designed by Charles Holden and was built in stages between 1899 and 1926.^[4] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 as part of the King's College Hospital Group.^[4] It closed in 1985 and remained disused until it was converted into residential accommodation in the 1990s.^[4]

People associated with the hospital

Notable doctors

Dan Leno

On 20 October 1904, the music hall star Dan Leno donated £625 to the hospital after his last show. He died 11 days later.^[5]

References

^ "King's College Archive Catalogue". Retrieved 26 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "The Removal of the Belgrave Hospital for Children to South London". Br Med J. 2 (1959): 201–202. 1898. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1959.201-b. PMC 2434116. PMID 20757962. Free full text
^ Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358241)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Belgrave Hospital for Children". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
^ Anthony, Barry (2010). The King's Jester. London: I. B. Taurus & Co. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-84885-430-7.

[1] "King's College Archive Catalogue". Retrieved 26 September 2013.^{[permanent dead link]}

[2] "The Removal of the Belgrave Hospital for Children to South London". Br Med J. 2 (1959): 201–202. 1898. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.1959.201-b. PMC 2434116. PMID 20757962. Free full text

[3] Historic England. "Details from listed building database (1358241)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 April 2015.

[lost-4] "Belgrave Hospital for Children". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[5] Anthony, Barry (2010). The King's Jester. London: I. B. Taurus & Co. p. 197. ISBN 978-1-84885-430-7.

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