Nottingham Women's Hospital, colloquially known as "Peel Street", was a maternity hospital which closed in November 1981. Its records are held at the Manuscripts and Special Collections, The University of Nottingham.

History

The hospital was inaugurated as a result of a merger between

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and

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. It was thought that the two hospitals unnecessarily duplicated work. The new hospital, which was built on a site previously occupied by a building known as Southfield House, became operational in 1923, and then officially opened on 5 November 1929. Patients began to enter in 1930. After medical services had been transferred to Queen's Medical Centre,

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, the hospital closed in November 1981 and the site was partly cleared. The main building was converted into flats, now called Charleston House, in 1982. In June 2011 another building on the site was refurbished, extended and occupied by public house chain

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. The licensed premises is called The Gooseberry Bush, after the traditional humorous description of where babies come from. The licensed premises opened on 12 July 2011.

References

External links

Nottingham Women's Hospital on Peel Street, Nottingham Hospital History
{{authority control Hospital buildings completed in 1929 Buildings and structures in Nottingham Defunct hospitals in England Hospitals disestablished in 1981 Maternity hospitals in the United Kingdom Hospitals established in 1929 1929 establishments in England 1981 disestablishments in England Hospitals in Nottinghamshire