St Leonard's Hospital, Hackney

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St Leonard's Hospital
Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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St Leonard's Hospital
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Location within Hackney
Geography
Location Hoxton, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates 51°32′00″N0°04′39″W / 51.5333°N 0.0774°W / 51.5333; -0.0774
Organisation
Care system NHS England
History
Opened1777
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St Leonard's Hospital is a hospital in Hoxton, London.

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History

The hospital was founded as the infirmary for the St Leonard’s Shoreditch Workhouse in 1777. [1] It was known as St Leonard's Infirmary. The workhouse was rebuilt between 1863 and 1866 and the infirmary was rebuilt in 1872. [1] It had become known as St Leonard's Hospital by 1920 and came under the management of London County Council in 1930. [1] It was the first hospital to receive casualties during the Blitz and then joined the National Health Service in 1948. [1]

Although the hospital was the subject of a workers’ occupation aiming to keep the hospital open in July 1984, [2] it ceased to operate a general hospital later that year. [1] Nevertheless the building continues to provide services on behalf of Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. [3]

Notable staff

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