| Plymouth General Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The Royal Albert Hospital (as it was originally known) | |
  Shown in Devon | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Plymouth, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 50°22′30″N4°11′02″W / 50.375°N 4.184°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | General |
| History | |
| Opened | 1862 |
| Closed | 1981 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in the United Kingdom |
Plymouth General Hospital was an acute general hospital in Plymouth, Devon.
The hospital has it origins in the Dock and Stonehouse Public Dispensary established in Chapel Street, Devonport in 1815. [1] This facility became too small and a new hospital was sponsored by Dr Thomas Woolcombe in the 1850s. [1]
The foundation stone for the new hospital was laid by the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe in June 1862. [1] It was designed by Alfred Norman in the Italianate style and built by Messrs Jenkin and Hallett on New Passage Hill. [2] It was named after Prince Albert, the late consort to Queen Victoria, and opened as the Royal Albert Hospital in December 1863. [2] The hospital became the Royal Albert Hospital and Eye Infirmary in 1874 and, after a new nurses' home was completed in May 1901, [1] it became the Prince of Wales Hospital in 1934. [2] On joining the National Health Service in 1948, it became the South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital (Devonport). [2] It finally became Plymouth General Hospital in 1963. [2]
After services transferred to the Derriford Hospital, the old hospital closed in 1981 [1] and it was demolished in 1983. [3]