Building record 0940300000 - The Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital
Summary
Cottage hospital built in 1871, still in use as a community hospital.
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
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Type and Period (1)
- COTTAGE HOSPITAL (Built 1871, 19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)
Description
The Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital (B1-2).
Cottage hospital built in 1871 at the expense of the Hibbert family of Chalfont Park, to serve the parishes of Chalfont St Giles, Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross. Provided initially with 6 beds and a cot and staffed by a medical officer and a nurse, the hospital was extended in 1924 with the addition of an octagonal operating theatre, in 1926 and again in 1928 (B3).
NGR to original hospital building.
Buildings report dated March 1992 held at NMR (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>SBC22581 Unpublished document: RCHME. 1991-4. The Chalfonts and Gerrards Cross Hospital (National Buildings Record no. 100288).
- <3>SBC19798 Bibliographic reference: Colin Seabright. 2002. Images of England: Chalfont St Peter and Gerrards Cross. pp57-59.
- <4>SBC23358 Unpublished document: English Heritage. 2006. NMR Buildings Reports. BF100288.
Location
| Grid reference | SU 99694 90797 (point) |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | CHALFONT ST. PETER, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire |
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Record last edited
Mar 18 2009 9:42AM
