East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital

East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital
East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital
Shown in Suffolk
Geography
Location	Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England
Coordinates	52°03′49″N1°09′01″E / 52.0635°N 1.1504°E / 52.0635; 1.1504
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
Type	General
History
Opened	1835
Closed	1985

The East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital was a National Health Service hospital in Anglesea Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. The former main building, which is now a private nursing home, is a Grade II listed building. ^[1]

History

The hospital was founded by public subscription by local residents in 1835. ^[2] It was designed by John Whitling and opened as the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital and Dispensary in August 1836. ^{[2] [3]} A children's wing was added in 1875 ^[3] and it was renamed the East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital in 1902. ^[4]

It joined the National Health Service in 1948 and it became the Ipswich Hospital, Anglesea Road Wing in 1955. ^[4] After services transferred to Ipswich Hospital, Heath Road Wing, it closed in 1985. ^[4] The main building re-opened as the Anglesea Heights Nursing Home in 1991. ^[3]

Notable staff

• Winifred Prentice (1910–2007) DBE, OBE, trained at the hospital from 1932 to 1935 before becoming a Ward Sister there. She would later become Matron Stracathro Hospital and President Royal College of Nursing from 1972 to 1976. ^{[5] [6]}

References

1. Historic England. "Ipswich and East Suffolk Hospital (Entrance Block) (1206298)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
2. "East Suffolk and Ipswich Hospital Records". The National Archives . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
3. "Gallery: Kindred Spirit – do you remember the Anglesea Road Hospital?". Ipswich Star . 20 January 2015. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
4. "Ipswich Hospital, Anglesea Road Wing, Ipswich". The National Archives . Retrieved 2 December 2018.
5. Hill, George (2 February 1988). "A lamp still burning". The Times (London, England).
6. "Death". The Times (London, England). 23 March 2007.