The West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital (later the West Norfolk and King's Lynn Hospital) was an English hospital in

King's Lynn King's Lynn, known until 1537 as Bishop's Lynn and colloquially as Lynn, is a port and market town in the borough of King's Lynn and West Norfolk in the county of Norfolk, England. It is located north of London, north-east of Peterborough, no ...

, Norfolk, founded in 1835. It was closed in 1980.

History

A meeting on 13 October 1833 in King's Lynn of local gentry, chaired by MP Sir W. H. B. Ffolkes, led to the hospital's construction and opening in 1835 at a cost of more than £2,000. An 1845 guide to the area described it as a "spacious and handsome building of white brick" which had accommodations for about 40 patients; the Marquess of Cholmondeley was the president of the hospital. The building was expanded in 1848 and again in 1852. A major expansion in the early 1930s was formally opened by Queen Mary on 9 February 1935. On being taken over by the National Health Service in 1948, the hospital was classified as an acute care facility. The hospital was closed in 1980 after the opening of

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. It is located on the outskirts of King's Lynn, to the eastern edge of the town. The catchment area of the Queen Elizabeth Hospital covers the West Norfolk area, South Lincolnshire and N ...

and the building was demolished in 1988.

Notable persons connected with the hospital

George Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley George Horatio Cholmondeley, 2nd Marquess of Cholmondeley, Privy Council of the United Kingdom, PC (; 16 January 1792 – 8 May 1870), styled Viscount Malpas until 1792 and Earl of Rocksavage between 1792 and 1827, was a British peer and Lord G ...

(1792-1870), MP and peer, served as board president *

Daniel Gurney Daniel Gurney (1791–1880), was an English banker and antiquary from the Gurney family of Norwich. Life Gurney was born at Earlham Hall, near Norwich, on 9 March 1791, as the youngest son of John Gurney (1749–1809) of Earlham, Norfolk, and b ...

(1791-1880), banker and antiquary; a backer and long-time board member of the hospitalhttp://www.runctonweb.co.uk/hist/dgurney.html "Daniel Gurney", Rob Humby, runctonweb.co.uk *

Emily MacManus Emily Elvira Primrose MacManus, CBE (18 April 1886 – 22 February 1978) was an Irish nurse who served in France during World War I and later matron at Bristol Royal Infirmary then at Guy's Hospital in London, serving at the latter during World ...

(1888-1978), president of the Royal College of Nursing, worked at the hospital early in her career *

Charles Bagge Plowright Charles Bagge Plowright (3 April 1849 – 24 April 1910) was a British doctor and mycologist. Plowright trained as a doctor at the West Norfolk and Lynn Hospital, eventually becoming a surgeon there. He was also a Medical Officer for Health for ...

(1849-1910), surgeon and mycologist who trained and worked at the hospital *

Roger Taylor Roger Taylor may refer to: *Roger Taylor (Queen drummer) (born 1949), drummer for Queen *Roger Taylor (Duran Duran drummer) (born 1960), drummer for Duran Duran *Roger Taylor (author), author of epic fantasy Hawklan series *Roger Taylor (college pr ...

(b. 1949), drummer for Queen, was born at the hospital

References

{{reflist Hospitals established in the 1830s Defunct hospitals in England