A nurse placing equipment into a steriliser in a fireplace, in a ward at the Harwich and District Hospital and Fryatt Memorial

Date:
29 Dec 1939
Location:
Harwich and District Hospital and Fryatt Memorial, Main Road, Harwich, Dovercourt, Tendring, Essex
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HARWICH AND DISTRICT COTTAGE HOSPITAL AND FRYATT MEMORIAL, MAIN ROAD, Harwich, DOVERCOURT, Tendring, Essex
Harwich and District Hospital, Main Road, Harwich, Dovercourt, Tendring, Essex
Fryatt Memorial Hospital, Main Road, Harwich, Dovercourt, Tendring, Essex
Reference:
MED01/01/3902
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: “Fryatt Memorial Hospital, Harwich. Picture shows one of the large oak fireplaces in one of the wards, which is used as a site for a small steriliser.”

In 1922 a large house in Dovercourt was converted into a cottage hospital with 12 beds. By 1925, the hospital was known as the Harwich and District Hospital and Fryatt Memorial, named after a Harwich mariner who, as captain of the SS Brussels, was executed in 1916 for attempting to ram a German U-boat whilst sailing to Rotterdam. The hospital had 26 beds and a new wing, which included an operating theatre, a men’s ward, two private wards, and accommodation for nurses, was opened in 1925. See also MED01/01/3898-3901 and MED01/01/3903. 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

Fireplace, Hospital, People At Work, Women's History, Health And Welfare