The Queen Victoria Hospital is a health facility on Thornton Road in Thornton Road,

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History

The foundation stone for the facility was laid in August 1900. It was opened by Lord Lathom as the Morecambe Queen Victoria Cottage Hospital in September 1902. Additions included a small extension in 1912, a new female wing in 1923 and a mortuary in 1932 as well as a nurses' home in 1934. It joined the

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in 1948. The main hospital was demolished in 2002 and replaced by a modern health centre which retained the Queen Victoria Hospital name.

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