St Charles' Hospital is a health facility in North Kensington, London. It is managed by the Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust.

St Charles' Hospital
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
St Charles' Hospital
St Charles' Hospital is located in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
St Charles' Hospital
Location within Kensington and Chelsea
Geography
LocationExmoor Street, North Kensington, London W10 6DZ
Coordinates51°31′20″N 0°13′03″W / 51.5221°N 0.2176°W / 51.5221; -0.2176
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityCare for the elderly
History
Opened1879; 145 years ago (1879)

History

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The foundation stone for the hospital was laid in 1879 and it was officially opened by the Prince and Princess of Wales as the St Marylebone Union Infirmary in 1881.[1] A nurses' home was opened by Princess Christian in 1884.[1] The facility became the St Marylebone Hospital in 1923 and was renamed St Charles' Hospital in 1930 when it was taken over by the London County Council.[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and continues to operate as the St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing.[2]

The main building is listed with grade II.[3]

Notable staff

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "St Charles' Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  2. ^ "St Charles Centre for Health and Wellbeing". NHS Choices. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
  3. ^ Historic England. "St Charles' Hospital (1235251)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Workman killed by fall at Queen's Park Station". Kensington News and West London Times. 5 September 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 10 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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