Bromley Hospital was a health facility on

Bromley Bromley is a large town in Greater London, England, within the London Borough of Bromley. It is south-east of Charing Cross, and had an estimated population of 87,889 as of 2011. Originally part of Kent, Bromley became a market town, char ...

, London. It was managed by Bromley Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital had its origins in a cottage hospital established in two small cottages in Cromwell Avenue in May 1869. A new purpose-built hospital, still known as Bromley Cottage Hospital, was built on the site in 1875 and an extension was completed in 1886. The hospital was again completely rebuilt in the early 20th century and the new facility was opened by Constance, Dowager Countess of Derby in 1911. It became the Bromley (Kent) and District Hospital in 1928 and the Bromley and District Hospital in 1936. It joined the

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in 1948 and became Bromley Hospital in 1990. After services were transferred to the

Princess Royal University Hospital The Princess Royal University Hospital or PRUH is a large acute district general hospital situated in Locksbottom, near Farnborough, in the London Borough of Bromley. It is managed by King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. History The ho ...

, the Bromley Hospital closed in 2003. The site has since been redeveloped by

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for residential use.

References

{{authority control NHS hospitals in London Buildings and structures in the London Borough of Bromley