Monument record 0937000000 - Chesham Hospital
Summary
Site of Chesham Cottage hospital, built 1869 and in use as a hospital until 2005.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Map
Type and Period (1)
- COTTAGE HOSPITAL (Built 1869, 19th Century to 21st Century - 1869 AD to 2005 AD)
Description
Chesham Hospital, formerly Chesham Cottage Hospital (B1).
The Cottage Hospital was built in 1869 (B3).
Cottage hospital built in 1869 to designs by T Hayter Lewis. A prefabricated iron chapel was erected in 1871 to serve as an isolation hospital. The hospital was largely rebuilt by Kemp and How in 1923-4. Buildings report dated March 1992 held at NMR (B2).
Hospital closed in 2005. Main building (derelict) was badly damaged by fire in September 2010 and demolished in 2017.
Desk-based assessment report (B4).
Sources (4)
- <1>SBC22360 Bibliographic reference: Royal Commision on Historical Monuments. 1998. English Hospitals 1660-1948: A Survey of Their Architecture and Design. p197.
- <2>SBC22490 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1992. Chesham Hospital (National Buildings Record no. 100287). BF 100287.
- <3>SBC19475 Bibliographic reference: Hunt J. 1997. Chesham A Pictorial History. Caption to plate 58.
- <4>SBC26738 Unpublished document: RPS Group. 2023. Land at the Former Chesham Community Hospital Site, Hospital Hill, Waterside, Chesham: Archaeological Desk Based Assessment.
Location
| Grid reference | SP 96326 01199 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHESHAM, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
Finds (0)
Related Monuments/Buildings (0)
Related Events/Activities (2)
- Event - Interpretation: Desk-based assessment (EBC18588)
- Event - Interpretation: RCHME: Hospitals project (Ref: 1050602) (EBC18938)
Record last edited
Jun 10 2026 3:28PM
