EPW024325 ENGLAND (1928). The Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Chapel Allerton, 1928

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Title [EPW024325] The Ministry of Pensions Hospital, Chapel Allerton, 1928
Reference EPW024325
Date September-1928
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Place name CHAPEL ALLERTON
Parish
District
Country ENGLAND
Easting / Northing 431127, 436598
Longitude / Latitude -1.5270772153737, 53.824507287897
National Grid Reference SE311366

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Gledhow Grove mansion - Ministry of Pensions hospital built in the grounds to deal with some WW1 injuries and included the mansion house. Replaced the temporary hospital in Headingley in 1920s and specialized in replacement limbs.

spugs
Monday 18th of August 2014 04:25:18 PM
Do you know where the temporary hospital was sited in Headingley?

Katy Whitaker
Monday 18th of August 2014 05:05:09 PM

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Replaced the temporary military hospital in Headingley and dealt with WW1 injuries and replacement limbs.

spugs
Thursday 28th of August 2014 03:47:06 PM
The temporary hospital referred to was at Becketts Park in Headingley - please see EPW015917; there is quite a bit of info on leodis.org about this use of the college buildings during and after the war. I had not previously known about the association of both places with WW1.

spugs
Thursday 28th of August 2014 03:47:06 PM