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Historical Background
The Alexandra Hospital for Children with Hip Disease opened on 12 March 1867, in Queens Square, Bloomsbury, just round the corner from Great Ormond Street. Click here for a collection of articles on the hospital’s 19th century history.
The Evelina Hospital opened in 1869, in a purpose-built building. It was situated in Southwark, on the south bank of the Thames, in an area of considerable poverty. Click here for a collection of articles on the hospital’s 19th century history.
The Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street, London, opened on 14 February 1852 with just 10 beds. It was situated on the edge of Bloomsbury, in the district of Holborn. Click here for a collection of articles on the hospital’s 19th century history.
The Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Glasgow, was one of the last children’s hospitals to open in a large British city. It finally opened its doors, in January 1883. Click here for a collection of articles on the hospital’s 19th century history.
Click here to find a collection of articles contributed by medical historians on subjects connected to health and healthcare in 19th century Britain, providing some context to the world in which the HHARP hospitals operated.
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