The Bolton Royal Infirmary was an acute general hospital in Chorley Street, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England.
| Bolton Royal Infirmary | |
|---|---|
| Bolton NHS Trust | |
 Bolton Royal Infirmary | |
  Shown in Greater Manchester | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |
| Coordinates | 53°34′50″N 2°26′27″W / 53.5805°N 2.4407°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Funding | NHS trust |
| Services | |
| Beds | 224[1] |
| History | |
| Opened | 1814 |
| Closed | 1996 |
| Links | |
| Website | www.boltonft.nhs.uk |
History
editThe infirmary had its origins in the Bolton Dispensary established in Mawdsley Street in 1814.[2] A campaign for a larger facility was established by Canon James Slade in 1820[3] and a new building, designed by Benjamin Hick and built on land at Nelson Square donated by the Earl of Bradford, was completed in 1827.[2] A replacement infirmary, designed by Richard Knill Freeman[4] and sited east of Queen's Park[5] on Chorley Street, was completed in 1883.[2]
During the First World War the nurses' quarters were converted to create a military hospital.[6] Gertrude Herzfeld, the first woman paediatric surgeon, was senior house surgeon at the infirmary from 1917 to 1919.[7]
After services were transferred to the Royal Bolton Hospital, the infirmary was closed in 1996[1] and demolished in 1999.[8]
References
edit- ^ a b "Health Services in Bolton". Halliwell Local History Society. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ a b c "Bolton Royal Infirmary and Dispensary". Bolton Library and Museum Services. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "A Short History of St. Peter's Church, Bolton-Le-Moors" (PDF). Bolton Family History Society. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ Freeman, R. K. (14 January 1881). "Bolton Infirmary". St. Crois Architecture. St. Croix Architecture. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
From the American Architect and Building News
- ^ Historic England. "Queen's Patrk, Bolton (1001390)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Bolton's Military Hospitals". Word Press. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
- ^ "Obituary: Gertrude M A Herzfeld, MB, ChB, FRCSEd". British Medical Journal (Clinical Research Ed.). 282 (6279). British Medical Journal: 1882–1883. 1981. doi:10.1136/bmj.282.6279.1882. PMC 1506452.
- ^ "Bolton Royal Infirmary". National Archives. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
Further reading
edit- Harrison, Margaret (1983). Bolton's Royal Infirmary.