Bath War Hospital (WW1)

Post by **steveabye** » 14 Mar 2008 12:47

Has anyone information on this Hospital. The IWM has nothing and the NA has two documents relating to the Chairman of the Board and Matron.

TIA
Steve

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YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 14 Mar 2008 16:40

All I can find is

Royal United Hospital. The original building in Beau Street is now occupied by city's Technical College. The present hospital dates from the 1930s and is sited at Combe Park. The earliest hospital at Combe Park was built to treat injured soldiers returning from the battlefields of World War I. None of the War Hospital buildings survive. Two other earlier hospitals on this site remain - the Bath and Wessex Orthopaedic Hospital (1922) and the Forbes Fraser Hospital (1924) - a small general hospital for the treatment of those of moderate means who did not wish or could not be treated at home. It takes its name from a local surgeon.

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http://www.medicalheritage.co.uk/SOMERSET.htm

YouTube · Post by **Jane** » 14 Mar 2008 18:03

I also found a link to an article about the hospital here
http://www.westonweb.co.uk/more/wvj1.html

Look4Abook have a copy

http://www.look4abook.com/public/book/view/279742

in addition there is some information on google books in a book about the history of the hospital

Google Books Link

hf · Post by hf » 29 Mar 2008 09:58

There were many private houses and other establishments turned over to medical use for WW1 work.
I would suggest you do not accept just the one place as being 'Bath War Hospital' unless it is a well established usage for the one place. Look a little deeper.
You might find a call to Bath Local Studies in the library there and to the Avon Archive Office would get you some further information.

Post by **steveabye** » 29 Mar 2008 15:13

Bath War Hospital was the largest of it's kind in the country, 1300 Beds. It was knocked down and replaced by the Hospital on the site today.

Thanks for all the replies.

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