Lost_Hospitals_of

The Hospital was built on a site surrounded by fields (even today) as a joint venture by three parishes. Opening in 1884, it had 14 beds.

It joined the NHS in 1948, when it became a GP maternity unit with 16 beds.

By 1954 it had 14 beds.

It closed in 1974, a time when maternity beds within the NHS were being transferred to general hospitals.

Present status (June 2008)

The building is now occupied by the Sant Nirankari Mission, a Sikh group. It lies, along with the doomed village of Sipson, within the area for the projected third runway for Heathrow Airport.

LOST HOSPITALS OF LONDON
	Harlington, Harmondsworth and Cranford Cottage Hospital Sipson Lane, Hayes, Middlesex UB3 5AG

	Medical dates: Medical character:	1884 - 1974 General. Later, maternity
	The Hospital was built on a site surrounded by fields (even today) as a joint venture by three parishes. Opening in 1884, it had 14 beds. It joined the NHS in 1948, when it became a GP maternity unit with 16 beds. By 1954 it had 14 beds. It closed in 1974, a time when maternity beds within the NHS were being transferred to general hospitals. Present status (June 2008) The building is now occupied by the Sant Nirankari Mission, a Sikh group. It lies, along with the doomed village of Sipson, within the area for the projected third runway for Heathrow Airport.
	The former Cottage Hospital	Building works being carried out to the side of the block. A memorial stone commemorating the installation of an operating theatre.
	References http://outdoors.webshots.com www.british-history.ac.uk www.thh.nhs.uk
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