Lost_Hospitals_of

Once the Kent/86 Voluntary Aid Detachment had been alerted at midnight on 14th October 1914, the Christ Church Halls were converted into an auxiliary military hospital. The buildings had been lent by the Revd Harrington Lees.

The Hospital contained 50 beds and the first patients - 22 wounded Belgian soldiers - arrived the next day, on 15th October 1914. They were followed by a party of 22 wounded British soldiers on 16th October. No. 1 Christ Church Road was used as an isolation ward.

The Hospital closed in October 1916, when the newly built Lennard Road Schools opened as an auxiliary military hospital.

Some 835 servicemen had been treated at the Hospital during its operational lifetime.

Present status (December 2010)

Christ Church and its Halls are still very active in serving the community.

LOST HOSPITALS OF LONDON
	Auxiliary Military Hospital Christ Church Halls, Fairfield Road, Beckenham, Kent BR3 3LE

	Medical dates: Medical character:	1914 - 1916 Convalescent (military)
	Once the Kent/86 Voluntary Aid Detachment had been alerted at midnight on 14th October 1914, the Christ Church Halls were converted into an auxiliary military hospital. The buildings had been lent by the Revd Harrington Lees. The Hospital contained 50 beds and the first patients - 22 wounded Belgian soldiers - arrived the next day, on 15th October 1914. They were followed by a party of 22 wounded British soldiers on 16th October. No. 1 Christ Church Road was used as an isolation ward. The Hospital closed in October 1916, when the newly built Lennard Road Schools opened as an auxiliary military hospital. Some 835 servicemen had been treated at the Hospital during its operational lifetime. Present status (December 2010) Christ Church and its Halls are still very active in serving the community.
	The extensive Christ Church Halls at the corner of Fairfield and Christ Church Road (Christ Church itself is not shown - it is to the right of the barrier). The Halls along Fairfield Road were built at the beginning of the 20th century. The Halls at the corner of High Street and Fairfield Road. The High Street end of the Halls.
	References Creswick P, Pond GS, Ashton PH 1915 Kent's Care for the Wounded. London, Hodder & Stoughton. Walker J 1979 The British Red Cross in the Bromley area 1910-1919. Bromley Local History 4, 17-23. (Accessed 27th August 2013) www.beckenhamhistory.co.uk www.ccb.org.uk www.scarletfinders.co.uk
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