The Belgrave Hospital for Children in Kennington, London, United Kingdom was a voluntary hospital founded in Pimlico, London in 1866.
A new hospital building was constructed between 1899 and 1926 at 1 Clapham Road from a design by Charles Holden. It was designated a Grade II* listed building in 1981 and is currently residential flats.
Belgrave Hospital for Children | |
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King's College Hospital Group | |
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 hospital was founded in 1866 and was originally sited in Gloucester Street, Pimlico. The Kennington building was designed by Charles Holden, on a site plan by H. Percy Adams, and was built in stages between 1899 and 1926. The foundation stone was laid by Princess Beatrice on 27 June 1900.
It joined the National Health Service in 1948 as part of the King's College Hospital Group. It closed in 1985 and remained disused until it was converted into residential accommodation in the 1990s.
On 20 October 1904, the music hall star Dan Leno donated £625 to the hospital after his last show. He died 11 days later.
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