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Hospital

Dreadnought Seamen's Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Seamen's Hospital Society (1821 - 1857)
Hospital Ships Grampus (1821 - 1831)
Dreadnought (1831 - 1857)
Caledonia (1857 - 1870)
Dreadnought
Address
King William Walk, London, SE10 9LE
Foundation Year
1821
Status
Closed (since 1986)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Seamen's
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Greenwich
District Authority (Post-1982)
Greenwich
Pre-1974 County
Kent/London
Post-1974 County
Greater London
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: Seamen's Hospital Society.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Merchant seamen.
Post-1948
Acute
Post-1948 information
AC: For merchant seamen and their families.

Other information

The hospital came ashore in 1870, the Dreadnought ship remaining in use as isolation accomodation until 1872.

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1884 - 1947
    General
    1884 - 1947

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Brief Guide: Hospital and charity annual reports.
    A/B - A/R cellent 26.15 Hers
    SC/PP5/093/62,85

  • Nursing Department, Greenwich District Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1920 - 1930
    Nursing
    1920 - 1930

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1930 - 1939
    General
    1930 - 1939
    Clinical
    1900 - 1939

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Among papers of Sir Patrick Manson, WTI/RST/F.44; Papers of Robert George Ranyard West, Assistant Physician 1930-39 PP/RRW