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'''Freedom Fields Hospital''' was a city hospital in [[Plymouth, England]] until 1998, though its responsibilities had been slowly reduced since 1982. The building served the community's medical needs in many capacities over its history, and its location currently provides inexpensive housing. |
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| Name = Freedom Fields Hospital |
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| image =Freedom House Freedom Fields Plymouth - geograph.org.uk - 1007342.jpg |
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| caption =Freedom Fields Hospital |
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| Location = [[Plymouth]] |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|50.3785|-4.1289|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}} |
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| map_type = Devon |
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| map_caption=Shown in Devon |
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| Country = UK |
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| Type = General |
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| Founded = 1858 |
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| Closed = 1998 |
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'''Freedom Fields Hospital''' was an acute hospital in [[Plymouth]] that closed in 1998. The site formerly occupied by the hospital has now been largely redeveloped for residential use. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The facility was designed by Arthur and Dwelly as a [[workhouse]] and built on a site to the east of the junction of Longfield Place and Greenbank Road between 1852 and 1858.<ref name=workhouses>{{cite web|url=http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Plymouth/#Post-1834|title=Plymouth|publisher=Workhouses|accessdate=30 September 2018}}</ref> Enlargements included a major expansion of the medical facilities between 1907 and 1910.<ref name=workhouses/> It became the Greenbank Infirmary in 1909 and the Plymouth City Hospital in 1930.<ref name=workhouses/> |
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The hospital was first opened as a [[workhouse]] in 1858, and was enlarged steadily until 1909. Like other workhouses, it was changed into a hospital in 1930 and became known as the 'Plymouth City Hospital'. When the [[National Health Service]] was established in 1951 it was renamed 'Freedom Fields Hospital'. Further extension and improvements to the building took place, with the addition of several new sections, including a [[pharmacy]] and an [[intensive care unit]]. |
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The building was bombed several times in attacks on the areas surrounding [[Plymouth Sound]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]]. One young girl was killed in a ward block on the night of 13 January 1941 and, shortly after a new maternity block had been opened by [[Waldorf Astor, 2nd Viscount Astor|Lord Astor]], four nurses, nineteen babies and one mother were killed in that block on the night of 20 March 1941.<ref name=data>{{cite web|url=http://www.plymouthdata.info/Hospitals-Freedom%20Fields.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110705094549/http://www.plymouthdata.info/Hospitals-Freedom%20Fields.htm|archivedate=5 July 2011|last=Moseley|first=Brian|date=4 April 2011|website=The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History|title=Freedom Fields Hospital|accessdate=12 February 2015}}</ref> After it joined the [[National Health Service]] in 1948, it was renamed Freedom Fields Hospital.<ref name=workhouses/> |
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The building suffered significant damage during [[World War II]]. It was bombed several times during attacks on the areas surrounding [[Plymouth Sound]]. Several nurses, doctors, and patients (Including 19 infants in 1940<ref>http://www.plymouthdata.info/Hospitals-Freedom%20Fields.htm</ref>) were killed over the course of these bombings. |
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Renal services transferred to the new [[Derriford Hospital]] in 1982, maternity services transferred there in 1994 and the remaining services transferred in February 1998.<ref name=data/> The site has now been largely redeveloped for residential use.<ref name=workhouses/> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721165505/http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=33531 Freedom Fields - Plymouth Archives 1999] |
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* [http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=33531 Freedom Fields - Plymouth Archives 1999] |
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Latest revision as of 18:36, 14 January 2022
| Freedom Fields Hospital | |
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 Freedom Fields Hospital | |
  Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°22′43″N 4°07′44″W / 50.3785°N 4.1289°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1858 |
| Closed | 1998 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Freedom Fields Hospital was an acute hospital in Plymouth that closed in 1998. The site formerly occupied by the hospital has now been largely redeveloped for residential use.
History
[edit]The facility was designed by Arthur and Dwelly as a workhouse and built on a site to the east of the junction of Longfield Place and Greenbank Road between 1852 and 1858.[1] Enlargements included a major expansion of the medical facilities between 1907 and 1910.[1] It became the Greenbank Infirmary in 1909 and the Plymouth City Hospital in 1930.[1]
The building was bombed several times in attacks on the areas surrounding Plymouth Sound during the Second World War. One young girl was killed in a ward block on the night of 13 January 1941 and, shortly after a new maternity block had been opened by Lord Astor, four nurses, nineteen babies and one mother were killed in that block on the night of 20 March 1941.[2] After it joined the National Health Service in 1948, it was renamed Freedom Fields Hospital.[1]
Renal services transferred to the new Derriford Hospital in 1982, maternity services transferred there in 1994 and the remaining services transferred in February 1998.[2] The site has now been largely redeveloped for residential use.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Plymouth". Workhouses. Retrieved 30 September 2018.
- ^ a b Moseley, Brian (4 April 2011). "Freedom Fields Hospital". The Encyclopaedia of Plymouth History. Archived from the original on 5 July 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2015.