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Herefordshire Hospitals
The Hereford General Infirmary
A plain building of red brick, is pleasantly situated near the river, a short
distance south-east from the castle walks, and was first opened for the
reception of patients 26 March, 1776. The original proprietor of this
Institution was the late Rev. Dr. Talbot, Rector of Ullingswick, who died in
1787. The ground on which the Infirmary stands was given in 1776 by the Right
Hon. the Earl of Oxford. That on which the Lodge stands was purchased by
subscription from the Town Council in 1865. There are 11 Wards and 2 Isolation
Wards, and the Institution is now capable of receiving 109 patients, viz. 47
Males, 40 Females and 20 Children. The Infirmary is supported by subscriptions.
The Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital
First established in Commercial Road in 1883, under the name of the
"Herefordshire and South Wales Eye and Ear Institution" but in 1888-89
new buildings were erected in Eign Street, of red brick with stone dressings,
from the designs of Mr. E. H. Lingen Barker, architect, of Hereford, at a cost
of £3,000. In 1898 the common room was enlarged and a new ward built over it.
The Hospital is entirely supported by annual subscriptions and donations, and
will hold 20 in-patients. The annual average being 1,000 out and in patients
combined. During 1898 1,351 cases were treated.
Records
Hereford Record Office
The Old Barracks
Harold Street
HEREFORD
HR1 2QX
Telephone:- 01432 260750
http://www.herefordshire.gov.uk/records_office/pol_records_intro.htm
Sources Used
Kelly's Directory 1900
Page updated August 06, 2007
by Rossbret
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Herefordshire Hospitals