| Stanley Sailors' Hospital | |
|---|---|
 Stanley Sailors' Hospital | |
  Shown in Anglesey | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales |
| Coordinates | 53°18′33″N4°37′44″W / 53.3093°N 4.6290°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | NHS Wales |
| Type | Community |
| History | |
| Opened | 1871 |
| Closed | 1987 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in Wales |
Stanley Sailors' Hospital (Welsh : Ysbyty Morwyr Stanley) was a health facility in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.
The hospital was financed by a gift from William Owen Stanley of Plas Penrhos who had wanted to establish a facility to provide healthcare to sailors. [1] It was officially opened in 1871. [2] During the First World War it served as a military hospital with Jane Henrietta Adeane, a niece of the founder, as its commandant. [3] When the Elder Dempster liner SS Apapa was torpedoed off Anglesey in November 1917, survivors were taken to the hospital to be treated. [4] The facility then served as a convalescent home for disabled servicemen before joining the National Health Service as a community hospital in 1948. [5] After services transferred to Valley Hospital, Stanley Sailors' Hospital closed in 1987. [1] The buildings were subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped as a ferry terminal. [1]
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