A view of the Royal Eye Hospital at Surbiton, across a lawn on which patients and staff sit and stand

Date:
15 Jun 1942
Location:
Royal Eye Hospital, Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Authority
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Royal Eye Hospital, Surbiton Hill Ward, Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Authority
Royal Eye Hospital, Surbiton Branch, Upper Brighton Road, Surbiton, Kingston upon Thames, Greater London Authority
Reference:
MED01/01/2968
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: “Royal Eye Hospital opens a country branch. Pix shows the charmingly situated country branch at Surbiton of the Royal Eye Hospital, St. George’s Circus, London, S.E. which has recently been opened.”

The Royal Eye Hospital’s building in St George’s Circus, Southwark, was damaged by bombing in May 1941, which forced the inpatients department to be closed. The department was reopened in 1942 in a house in Surbiton. Outpatients continued to be treated in Southwark, and in 1943 the Surbiton hospital opened a small outpatients’ department. The hospital in Southwark reopened 28 inpatient beds in December 1944. See also MED01/01/2961-2967. 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

Eye Hospital, Auxiliary Hospital, Health And Welfare