Erith and District Hospital is a health facility in Park Crescent, Erith, London, England. Its former X-Ray Department, which is located underground, is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Erith and District Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust | |
.jpg) Erith and District Hospital | |
  Shown in Bexley | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Park Crescent, Erith, London Borough of Bexley, England |
| Coordinates | 51°28′38″N 0°10′00″E / 51.4771°N 0.1667°E |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe facility has its origins in a couple of cottages on Crayford Road which were converted for clinical use as the Erith, Crayford, Belvedere, and Abbey Wood Hospital in 1871.[2] It moved to new facilities in Erith High Street in 1875 and to purpose-built premises in Park Crescent, which were officially opened by the Prince of Wales, in 1924.[2] It was extended in 1933 and an underground hospital, operated as part of the Emergency Medical Service, was built in 1938 and was in use throughout the Second World War.[2] It joined the National Health Service as Erith and District Hospital in 1948[3] and a new outpatient department was completed in 1954.[2]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "The X-Ray Department, Formerly the Underground Hospital, Erith and District Hospital (1393267)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Erith and District Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Erith and District Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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