Queen's Road Hospital, Queen's Road, Croydon, Greater London
This building was originally part of Croydon Union Workhouse. It was built in 1865 by J. Berney. Separate fever wards were added in 1879. 3 two-storey cottage homes, to provide separate accommodation for children, were built on the site in 1905. In 1930 the workhouse was taken over by Croydon Borough Council and became known as Queens Road Homes. During the Second World War the buildings became a hospital under the Emergency Medical Scheme. However they were badly damaged by bombing in April 1941. In 1948 the institution became Queen's Road Hospital under the National Health Service, and specialised in geriatric care. It closed in 1987.
