Oldchurch Hospital was a hospital in Greater London,

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, located in

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in the

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and part of the Barking, Havering and Redbridge Hospitals NHS Trust.

History

The hospital has its origins in the infirmary built to support the Romford Union Workhouse in 1893. It served as a military hospital during the

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and became the Oldchurch County Hospital in 1929. The name refers to Saint Andrew's Chapel, the "old church" of Romford that was replaced by the Church of St Edward the Confessor in 1410. It joined the

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in 1948. It closed in December 2006 with functions moved to the new, state of the art

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, located nearby and to King George Hospital in

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Notable births

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History

Notable births

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