The Royal Northern Hospital was a general hospital on Holloway Road,

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N7, near Tollington Way. It had inpatient, outpatient, accident and emergency facilities and was also a centre for postgraduate education.

History

The hospital was founded as an independent and voluntary hospital by Dr. Sherard Freeman Statham, a surgeon, at York Way near King's Cross in 1856. It merged with the Spinal Hospital at Portland Road in 1862 but demerged again when it moved to Holloway Road as the Great Northern Central Hospital in 1888. The new buildings were designed by the architects

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. It became the Great Northern Hospital in 1911. The hospital received a

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on amalgamation with the

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in 1921. The

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department was built using public subscription. The foundations to the new casualty department was laid by

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in July 1923, and the new building was opened by the

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on 27 November 1923. The hospital joined the

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in 1948. In 1929, the construction of a three-storey addition called St. David's wing started thanks to a donation received by the hospitals largest benefactor: Sir Howell J. Williams. It was completed in 1933 and contained 55 single rooms and 5 double rooms. Over his lifetime, Williams donated £158,000 to the hospital. A plaque recognizing Williams' contribution to the St. David's Wing is noted on a plaque at the site that was once the hospital. Following the reorganisation of the

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facilities in North London whereby services were transferred to the

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and the

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, the hospital closed in 1992. The hospital was demolished in the mid-1990s to make way to a block of flats; the demolition was delayed when a body was found. The body was later confirmed as Michelle Folan, who disappeared in 1981. Her husband, Patrick Folan, was convicted of her murder in 2001.

Royal Northern Gardens

The Royal Northern Gardens are located on the site of the former casualty department of the Royal Northern Hospital. A memorial wall of plaques has been installed in the gardens to commemorate the history of the site and some of the individuals involved with its creation.

Notable staff

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Phillis Emily Cunnington Phillis Emily Cunnington (1 November 1887 – 24 October 1974) was an English medical doctor and collector, writer and historian on costume and fashion. She and her husband Cecil Willett Cunnington (1878–1961) worked together not only in thei ...

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History

Royal Northern Gardens

Notable staff

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