Farnham Road Hospital is a mental health hospital in Guildford, Surrey. It is managed by Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. The main building is a Grade II listed building.[1]
| Farnham Road Hospital | |
|---|---|
| Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust | |
 Entrance to Farnham Road Hospital in 2023 | |
  Shown in Surrey | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Guildford, England |
| Coordinates | 51°14′07″N 0°35′05″W / 51.235278°N 0.584607°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | National Health Service |
| Services | |
| Helipad | No |
| History | |
| Opened | 1863 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
History
editThe foundation stone for the hospital was laid by Charles Richard Sumner, Bishop of Winchester, at a site donated by the Earl of Onslow in Farnham Road in Guildford in 1863.[2] The 60-bed hospital was designed by Edward Ward Lower drawing on the ideas of Florence Nightingale and was opened as the Royal Surrey County Hospital in April 1866.[3] The Royal Surrey County Hospital moved to its current site in Egerton Road in Guildford in 1979.[3]
The Farnham Road site was redeveloped between December 2013 and December 2015 to create a modern purpose-built mental health facility.[4]
References
edit- ^ Historic England. "Farnham Road Hospital (1029316)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ "Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford". National Archives. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ a b "Royal Surrey celebrates its 150th birthday". Retrieved 14 September 2018.
- ^ "Demolition begins for old Farnham Road Hospital building". Get Surrey. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2018.