Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital, London, UK
Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital, Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, England. Acton Hospital. In 1897 an appeal was launched to establish a hospital in Acton to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. John Passmore Edwards, a renowned philanthropist, promised money someone donated the land – and this was given by the Rothschilds. The Passmore Edward Cottage Hospital was officially opened in 1898 by Mrs. Creighton, first President of the National Union of Women Workers, plus her husband, the Bishop of London. The Hospital was supported by voluntary subscriptions and donations and local doctors gave their services free.There were also two Queen's Nurses who provided care for patients in their homes, and an invalid kitchen which would deliver meals to out patients. In 1915 it was renamed Acton Hospital. After the Great War an appeal raised money for a War Memorial wing, opened in 1923. It was renamed the Acton War Memorial Hospital and continued to expand. In the Second World War it became part of the Emergency Medical Scheme and a Decontamination Unit was built which later became the Casualty Department. It joined the NHS in 1948. In 1979, it became a geriatric hospital and the operating theatre was converted into a Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department. In 1980 the Casualty Department became the Gunnersbury Unit for the elderly mentally ill. The Hospital finally closed in 2001. This central building is a multi-faith center, with signage and the foundation stone still in place. The rest has been replaced by the Acton Care Centre, which in 2003 became a home for care of the elderly.
Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital, London, UK
Passmore Edwards Cottage Hospital, Gunnersbury Lane, Acton, London, England. Acton Hospital. In 1897 an appeal was launched to establish a hospital in Acton to mark Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. John Passmore Edwards, a renowned philanthropist, promised money someone donated the land – and this was given by the Rothschilds. The Passmore Edward Cottage Hospital was officially opened in 1898 by Mrs. Creighton, first President of the National Union of Women Workers, plus her husband, the Bishop of London. The Hospital was supported by voluntary subscriptions and donations and local doctors gave their services free.There were also two Queen's Nurses who provided care for patients in their homes, and an invalid kitchen which would deliver meals to out patients. In 1915 it was renamed Acton Hospital. After the Great War an appeal raised money for a War Memorial wing, opened in 1923. It was renamed the Acton War Memorial Hospital and continued to expand. In the Second World War it became part of the Emergency Medical Scheme and a Decontamination Unit was built which later became the Casualty Department. It joined the NHS in 1948. In 1979, it became a geriatric hospital and the operating theatre was converted into a Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy Department. In 1980 the Casualty Department became the Gunnersbury Unit for the elderly mentally ill. The Hospital finally closed in 2001. This central building is a multi-faith center, with signage and the foundation stone still in place. The rest has been replaced by the Acton Care Centre, which in 2003 became a home for care of the elderly.