St Philip's Hospital, Sheffield Street
| St Philip's Hospital | |
|---|---|
 St Philip's Hospital (on the right) | |
  Location within Westminster | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Sheffield Street, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°30′53″N 0°07′03″W / 51.5148°N 0.1176°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1920 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
St Philip's Hospital was a medical facility on Sheffield Street in London, originally formed on the site of the Bear Yard Infirmary.
History[edit]
St Philip's hospital began on the site of what was originally the Bear Yard Workhouse Infirmary, part of the Bear Yard Workhouse and Casual Wards.[1] The Bear Yard Workhouse and Casual Wards were built in 1890, with the buildings (excluding the infirmary, which was still active in 1901) being demolished in 1900 and replaced in 1903 by the Strand Union in 1903.[1][2] In 1913, the Strand Union amalgamated with the St George's Union and Westminster Union respectively to become the City of Westminster Poor Union.[1] During WWI, the site of the workhouse infirmary was used as an observation hospital for war refugees.[1][3]
In 1919, the site of the Sheffield Street workhouse was sold to the Metropolitan Asylum Board for £20,000 following an approach to the Ministry of Health by the Home Secretary at the time, Edward Shortt, in order to provide accommodation for the reception and treatment of women suffering from venereal disease (VD), and it was opened for this purpose in 1920.[1][3]
In 1930, the hospital came under the control of the London County Council and was expanded, with additional wards being built in the southern block known as Sheffield House, now being able to accommodate 52 patients. At this point it was renamed as the Sheffield Street Hospital. In 1948 it joined the newly formed National Health Service, at which point it came under the control of the Paddington Group Hospital Management Committee.[1][3]
With the introduction and mass-manufacture of penicillin in 1945 leading to a much smaller requirement for VD hospitals. At some point between 1951–1 January 1952 the hospital was renamed to St Philips Hospital. In 1952 the hospital joined the Institute of Urology (formed by St Peter's Hospital and St Paul's Hospital) in 1952.[1][3][4] The hospitals as a group became known as "the three P's", with St Philip's becoming focused on chronic urological cases, at this point holding a capacity of 57 beds.[3]
By 1969 St Philip's Hospital had reduced to a capacity of 26 beds, and at some point following 1952 the hospital became focused on nephrology cases.[1][3] In 1992 the Institute of Urology closed, with all urological services being transferred to the Middlesex Hospital.[3]
Following this closure, the hospital building was taken over by the London School of Economics sometime between 1992 and 2008. The London School of Economics performed two studies in July and September 2008 respectively, and in 2010 announced their plans to demolish the building and replace it with a seven story student union building with an initial cost of £21.5 million.[5][6] In 2013 the construction of the Saw Swee Hock Student Centre was completed at a cost of £24.1 million, and it was opened in 2014. The building was named after Saw Swee Hock, a former student of the London School of Economics where he received his PhD in statistics in 1963.[1][7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "The Workhouse in Strand, London: Middlesex". www.workhouses.org.uk. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "SMALL-POX IN LONDON". Evening Standard. 3 September 1901. p. 1. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g "St Philip's Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "RENAMED". Evening Standard. 1 January 1952. p. 7. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Archaeological Survey and Report of St Philip's Building" (PDF). City of Westminster. July 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Architectural Survey and Report of St Philip's Building" (PDF). City of Westminster. September 2008. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "Saw Swee Hock student centre – review". The Guardian. 16 February 2014. Retrieved 12 July 2018.