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Hospital

Children's Hospital Hampstead

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Hospital and Home for Incurable Children (1875 - 1919)
Northcourt Hospital and Home for Sick Children (1919 - 1929)
Hampstead Hospital for Sick Children (1929)
Address
40 College Crescent, Hampstead, NW3
Previous Locations
Maida Vale 1875 - 1904
Northcourt College, Villas Road, London, NW3 (Unitl 1920)
Foundation Year
1875
Status
Closed (since 1948)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Not Applicable
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
London
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary

Type

Pre-1948
Children
Pre-1948 information
Children up to the age of 16 cronic and incurable

Other information

Hospital requisitioned on outbreak of World War Two. Merged with Hampstead General as a way to keep the hospital open, but in 1948 it became part of Royal Free Group. However, it was never used as a hospital again, and the building was later used as a nurses home for the Royal Free.

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1899 - 1947
    General
    1899 - 1947

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Brief Guide: Hospital and Charity Annual Reports.
    Annual Reports - Annual Report Collection SC/PPS/093/11,82
  • Royal Free Hospital Archives Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1876 - 1948
    General
    1876 - 1948
    Finance
    1931 - 1948
    Estates
    1883 - 1935

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)