Thread: The Royal hospital, Wolverhampton- history

Following on from my recent posts here-

http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/ho...erhampton.html (The Royal hospital, Wolverhampton)

here-

http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/si...erhampton.html (The Royal hospital, Wolverhampton)

and the development plans detailed here-

http://www.midlandsheritage.co.uk/ge...html#post31554 (Supermarket giants in deal on Wolverhampton land)

here's some history...

In 1845 Mr. George Briscoe, a local businessman, fell from a chair at his home when cleaning a painting. Whilst lying in bed with a broken leg he pondered the plight of those less fortunate than he, who could not afford medical treatment. Along with his friend Henry Rogers he resolved to do something to help. Each donated £500 to the fund for the building of a new hospital.

from and (a lot) more-

The Royal Hospital

now, if you navigate around the above link you will find this page-

The Royal Hospital

all of the above feature some great back in the day pictures (some dating back to the 1920's) but some of the more notable ones are

the A & E reception in the '90's



the main entrance in the '90's



and an aerial view which looks to be in the '90's



and finally a map listing the various departments etc



key:

A Cobalt Unit

B School of Physiotherapy

C Radio Isotope Department

D Workshop

E Accident & Emergency Dept

F Boiler House

G Laundry

H Mortuary

I Physiotherapy

J basement: Medical Records
ground floor: Out-Patients Dept
first floor: Residences


K basement: Radiotherapy Dept
ground floor: Orthopaedic Dept
first floor: Childrens Wards


L Pharmacy & X-Ray Dept

M basement: Canteen
ground floor: Nurses Changing Rooms

N basement: Canteen
ground floor: Edward Ward
first floor: Alexandra Ward

O basement: Deanesly Ward
ground floor: Deanesly Ward
first floor: X-Ray Dept

P basement: Kitchens
ground floor: Admin, Residents Mess, Chapel
first floor: X-Ray Dept, X-Ray Records, Dyas Unit, Malet Ward

Q basement: Changing Rooms, Stores
ground floor: Bell Library, Maclaren Ward
first floor: Dartmouth Ward

R basement: Occupational Therapy, Swimming Pool, Instrument Curator
ground, 1st: Graham Adams, Scott/Twentyman, Harper Millar
2nd, 3rd floor: Sheldon/Langley
fourth floor: Maxillo-Facial Surgery

S basement: Radiotherapy Dept.
ground floor: Minor - Op. Theatre

T basement: Telephone Exchange, Autoclave, Canteen
ground floor: Theatres
first floor: Theatres

U Annexe

V Nurses Lecture Hall

W Nurses Home

X Medical Lecture Room

Y Pathology

Z Blood Bank


Note: as its stands today, all that remains is A B C N O P Q R W and the lodge. R is also said to be going shortly also...