The Royal Southern Hospital was located in Caryl Street,

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. It was established in 1842 and closed in 1978.

History

The hospital had its origins in the Southern and Toxteth Hospital in Greenland Street which opened in January 1842. A concert given by

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allowed an extra floor to be added to the building in the 1850s, shortly before it became the Southern Hospital in 1857. The foundation stone for a new purpose-built facility on Caryl Street was laid by the

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in October 1867 and the new facility was formally opened by the

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as the Royal Southern Hospital in May 1872. It joined the

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in 1948. After services transferred to the

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, the Royal Southern Hospital closed in 1978.

References

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