A view of patients and nurses in a ward at Brookwood Hospital
- Date:
- 4 Nov 1939
- Location:
- Brookwood Hospital, Broadway, Knaphill, Woking, Woking, Surrey
- Reference:
- MED01/01/0600
- Type:
- Photograph (Print)
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Description
The original caption may contain language which is historic and which may no longer be considered appropriate. It has been retained in the record in the interest of historical accuracy.
The caption on the reverse of the photograph reads: “Brookwood Casualty Hospital, Woking. Picture shows a general view of one of the wards in the Casualty Hospital.”
Brookwood Hospital was established in 1867 as the second County Asylum in Surrey. The hospital developed infrastructure on its 150 acre site, including a dairy farm, fire brigade, ballroom and gasworks; the hospital also employed the services of local businesses. It was renamed as Brookwood Hospital in 1919, and remained a leading psychiatric hospital until its closure in 1994. In 1938, over 1,700 patients could be accommodated, and during the Second World War Brookwood Hospital served as an emergency war hospital. See also MED01/01/0601-0610. High-resolution copies of this image are available for free for non-commercial use. Please Enquire to place an order.
Content
This is part of the Series: MED01/01 Series of prints; within the Collection: MED01 Topical Press Agency Medical Collection
Rights
Source: Historic England Archive
People & Organisations
Photographer: Topical Press Agency Limited
Photographer: Harrison, Norman Kingsley
Keywords
Hospital Ward, Second World War, Health And Welfare
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