Belgrave Hospital for Children - Clapham Road, London, UK
N 51° 28.846 W 000° 06.801
30U E 700435 N 5707242
This ghost sign is on a side wall of a building in Clapham Road in London.
Waymark Code: WMHFY6
Location: London, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 07/07/2013
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The sign reads "Belgrave Hospital for Children" and
is painted onto the building with white lettering and a black background. The
word "Belgrave" is difficult to read but a lettering at the front of the
building gives the full name:
The Belgrave Hospital for Children
Supported by Voluntary Contributions
The building is no longer a hospital but is luxury
apartments.
The Lost Hospitals of London
website tells us about the hospital:
The Belgrave Hospital for Children
began as a charitable foundation in Pimlico in 1866.
In 1903 the Hospital moved to partially completed purpose-built premises
near Kennington Oval. Begun in 1899 and finally completed in 1926, the
four-storey Arts & Crafts building was a striking modern design for its
time. It had a simple cruciform plan. The wards in the north and south wings
were galleried and the towers at each corner contained necessary services.
The wards were tiled with ceramic tiles featuring pictures of nursery
rhymes.
On joining the NHS in 1948 the Hospital became part of the King's College
Hospital Group.
It remained an active children's hospital, but closed when the new Variety
Club Children's Hospital opened at King's College Hospital in 1985.
The building became derelict and eventually was squatted by homeless people.
However, it was restored in the 1990s and converted into luxury flats.