Jessop Hospital
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| Jessop Hospital for Women closed |
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| The Original Victorian Wing of the Jessop Hospital as viewed from Upper Hanover Street | |
| Location | |
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| Place | Sheffield, South Yorkshire, (England) |
| Organisation | |
| Care System | NHS |
| Hospital Type | Maternity |
| Affiliated University | Sheffield Medical School (University of Sheffield) |
| Services | |
| Emergency Dept. | No |
| Beds | 57 initially, 217 at closure |
| History | |
| Founded | 22 July 1878[1] |
| Closed | 2001[2] |
| Links | |
| Website | Unknown |
| See also | Hospitals in England List hospitals in England |
The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop, a wealthy steelworks-owner. It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women, which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Victorian style.
An Edwardian wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds. A further wing was added in the 1970s, increasing this number to the 217 present at closure in 2001.
The main maternity hospital in Sheffield is now the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.
In 2007 the majority of the 1970s wing was demolished in advance of re-development by the University of Sheffield as part of their Jessop West development. The Victorian Wing of the original hospital is being converted to house the Department of Music (Architects Carey Jones), whilst a new building (Jessop West) will be 7 stories high and house the English, History and Modern Languages departments of The University of Sheffield. There will also be a cafe, exhibition area and presentation area in the centre of the complex on the ground floor. The new building is designed by Sauerbruch Hutton from Berlin (their first major UK building) together with RMJM as executive architects and Arup as engineers.
[edit] References
- ^ Figtree Lane. rootsweb.com.
- ^ The Jessops Hospital for Women. rootsweb.com.
