St Peter's Hospital, Covent Garden
St Peter's Hospital is a former hospital in Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London, which is a grade II listed building.[1]
| St Peter's Hospital | |
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 Entrance to the former St. Peter's Hospital | |
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  Location within Westminster | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Covent Garden, London, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51.5110°N 0.1263°W |
| History | |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Closed | 1992 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
The hospital was established at home of Armstrong Todd, a surgeon, in Great Marylebone Street as the Hospital for Stone and Diseases of the Urinary Organs in 1860.[2] It moved to Berners Street and became the St Peter's Hospital for Stone in 1863.[2] It moved again, this time to a purpose-built facility in Henrietta Street, designed by J. M. Brydon in the Queen Anne style and opened by Prince Leopold, Duke of Albany in 1882.[2] Henry Clutton, the ninth Duke of Bedford's architect, required amendments to be made to the design to suit the Bedford Estate's requirements. The building was constructed in such a way as to allow it to be converted in the future into residential flats and chambers.[3][4] It closed in 1948.[2]
The hospital joined with St Paul's Hospital to form the Institute of Urology in 1948.[2] The Institute was joined by St Philip's Hospital in 1952 and the hospitals became known as "the three Ps."[2] After services were transferred to the Middlesex Hospital the Institute closed in 1992.[2] The building in Henrietta Street has since been converted for residential use.[2]
References
- Historic England. "St. Peter's Hospital (1278382)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 8 October 2014.
- "St. Peter's Hospital". Lost Hospitals of London. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- "Henrietta Street and Maiden Lane Area: Henrietta Street in Survey of London". 1970. p. 230–239. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
- "Listed Buildings". Covent Garden Area Trust. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
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