| Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary | |
|---|---|
 Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary | |
  Shown in Gloucestershire | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Gloucester, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°51′44″N2°15′03″W / 51.8622°N 2.2509°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1755 |
| Closed | 1984 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
The Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary was a hospital in Southgate Street, Gloucester.
The hospital was originally established at a public house in Westgate Street 1755 but moved to more permanent premises, which were designed by Luke Singleton and erected in Southgate Street, as the Gloucestershire General Infirmary in 1756. [1] [2] The Infirmary merged with the Gloucestershire Eye Institution in 1878 [1] and, with the permission of King Edward VII, the combined facility became the Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary and Eye Institution in 1909. [2]
On the introduction of the National Health Service in 1948 it was amalgamated with the Gloucester City General Hospital. [1] Queen Elizabeth II, accompanied by Duke of Edinburgh, paid a visit to the hospital during a visit to the city on 3 May 1955. [3] The hospital in Southgate Street closed to in-patients in 1975 and to out-patients in the early 1980s. [1] It was demolished in 1984 and replaced by offices known as Southgate House. [4]
A number of matrons at Gloucestershire Royal Infirmary, and its predecessor hospital were trained or worked at The London Hospital under Eva Luckes. [5]
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