Baroness de Goldsmid's
Hospital for Officers
Hospital for Officers
35, Chesham Place, Belgravia, SW1X 8HB
Medical dates:
Medical character:
Convalescent (military)
In 1914 Baroness de Goldsmid e da Palmeira, a member of the Chelsea Voluntary Aid Detachment, opened a small hospital for officers.
The Hospital had 9 beds and was affiliated with Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital in Milllbank.
The Baroness ran the Hospital for three years without a War Office grant. It closed in May 1918.
The Hospital had 9 beds and was affiliated with Queen Alexandra's Military Hospital in Milllbank.
The Baroness ran the Hospital for three years without a War Office grant. It closed in May 1918.
Present status (May 2010)
The building still exists but it is unclear whether it has become a private residence or an office building.
No. 35, Chesham Place.
(Author unstated) 1917 List of the various hospitals treating military cases in the United Kingdom. London, H.M.S.O.
(Author unstated) 1925 The British Red Cross Society. County of London Branch Annual Reports 1914-1924. London, Harrisons & Sons.
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