Hornsey Central Hospital
Park Road, Crouch End, N8 8JL
Medical dates:
Medical character:
Acute. Later, geriatric
The Hornsey Cottage Hospital was built by Hornsey Borough Council on land donated by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners.
The foundation stone was laid in 1907 but the Hospital did not open until 1910.
The building was extended in 1924 as part of a War Memorial for those killed during WW1. In 1927 it changed its name to Hornsey Central Hospital because of nursing staff recruitment problems - nurses were unwilling to work in a 'cottage' hospital.
The Hospital was further extended again in 1938 and 1956.
The foundation stone was laid in 1907 but the Hospital did not open until 1910.
The building was extended in 1924 as part of a War Memorial for those killed during WW1. In 1927 it changed its name to Hornsey Central Hospital because of nursing staff recruitment problems - nurses were unwilling to work in a 'cottage' hospital.
The Hospital was further extended again in 1938 and 1956.
In 1974 it became a general
hospital and specialised in acute cases until 1981, when it
became a geriatric hospital, providing rehabilitation and long term
care for the elderly. Acute and other services transferred to the
Whittington Hospital.
In 1998 the Enfield and Haringey Health Authority decided that the hospital could no longer provide effective modern health care - the open wards not being appropriate for long-term care - and, despite continuous vigorous local opposition, it closed in 2001.
The buildings became derelict and were squatted until 2007, when demolition began.
In 1998 the Enfield and Haringey Health Authority decided that the hospital could no longer provide effective modern health care - the open wards not being appropriate for long-term care - and, despite continuous vigorous local opposition, it closed in 2001.
The buildings became derelict and were squatted until 2007, when demolition began.
Present status (May 2008)
The buildings were not considered to be of historical interest and were demolished in 2007. The plan was to build a £12.6m state-of-the-art primary care health centre with a pharmacy and a facility for community mental health care services. It is due to open in June 2009.
The buildings were not considered to be of historical interest and were demolished in 2007. The plan was to build a £12.6m state-of-the-art primary care health centre with a pharmacy and a facility for community mental health care services. It is due to open in June 2009.
The 3-storey development is well advanced, as seen from Park Road
The old Nurses Home, which is not part of the new development
The construction site viewed from Barrington Road
The top of the War Memorial can just be seen behind protective hoardings
The raised ground floor of the building is boarded up but there is evidence of residents on the first floor
UPDATE (April 2009)
The new polyclinic is now due to open in July 2009.
The War Memorial has been preserved at the front of the new building.
The War Memorial has been preserved at the front of the new building.
The stairway to the War Memorial bears a memorial plaque to Lt. James Morton Anderson, killed in action at Arras in 1917.
The foundation stone for the 1924 War Memorial Extension is mounted on the disabled access ramp to the right of the War Memorial.
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