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The hospital was first opened as a [[workhouse]] in 1858, on a site to the east of the junction of Longfield Place and Greenbank Road<ref name=workhouse_plymouth>[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Plymouth/#Post-1834 "The Workhouse in Plymouth, Devon, After 1834"]</ref> 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]]. |
The hospital was first opened as a [[workhouse]] in 1858, on a site to the east of the junction of Longfield Place and Greenbank Road<ref name=workhouse_plymouth>[http://www.workhouses.org.uk/Plymouth/#Post-1834 "The Workhouse in Plymouth, Devon, After 1834"]</ref> 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 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 ( |
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://web.archive.org/web/20110705094549/http://www.plymouthdata.info/Hospitals-Freedom%20Fields.htm FREEDOM FIELDS HOSPITAL]. plymouthdata.info</ref>) were killed over the course of these bombings. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.plymouthdata.info/Hospitals-Freedom%20Fields.htm Freedom Fields Hospital] |
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* [http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=33531 Freedom Fields - Plymouth Archives 1999] |
* [http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=33531 Freedom Fields - Plymouth Archives 1999] |
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Revision as of 10:55, 12 November 2014
50°22′43″N 4°07′44″W / 50.3785°N 4.1289°W 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.
History
The hospital was first opened as a workhouse in 1858, on a site to the east of the junction of Longfield Place and Greenbank Road[1] 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.
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[2]) were killed over the course of these bombings.
References
- ^ "The Workhouse in Plymouth, Devon, After 1834"
- ^ FREEDOM FIELDS HOSPITAL. plymouthdata.info
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