Farnham Road Hospital is a mental health hospital in Guildford, Surrey. It is managed by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The main building is a Grade II listed building.[1]
History
The foundation stone for the hospital was laid by Charles Richard Sumner, Bishop of Winchester, at a site donated by the Earl of Onslow in Farnham Road in Guildford in 1863.[2] The 60-bed hospital was designed by Edward Ward Lower drawing on the ideas of Florence Nightingale and was opened as the Royal Surrey County Hospital in April 1866.[3] The Royal Surrey County Hospital moved to its current site in Egerton Road in Guildford in 1979.[3]
The Farnham Road site was redeveloped between December 2013 and December 2015 to create a modern purpose-built mental health facility.[4]
References
- ^ Historic England. "Farnham Road Hospital (1029316)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford". National Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Royal Surrey celebrates its 150th birthday". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Demolition begins for old Farnham Road Hospital building". Get Surrey. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
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