When did Hill End station in St Albans close?
Hill End Station which had served the site since 1899, closed to regular passenger services along with other stations on the Hatfield to St Albans branch line from October 1951 although freight services continued as late as October 1964.
When did Hill End Hospital reach its peak?
Patient numbers reached their peak nationally in the late 1940’s to early 1950’s, with Hill End generally reaching 1,400 on an estate of up to 225 acres. By 1955 new laundry block at Hill End superseded the earlier building, which was then demolished to provide an extended drying ground.
When did Hill End Hospital become Barts Hospital?
Hill End survived the wartime period fortunately unscathed and patients were eventually returned as Barts Hospital resumed activities in London. The hospital passed from Hertfordshire County Council to the nascent National Health Service on its formation in 1948 along with neighbouring Cell Barnes Colony.
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When did Hill End Hospital become National Health Service?
The hospital passed from Hertfordshire County Council to the nascent National Health Service on its formation in 1948 along with neighbouring Cell Barnes Colony. Patient numbers reached their peak nationally in the late 1940’s to early 1950’s, with Hill End generally reaching 1,400 on an estate of up to 225 acres.
Are there any abandoned railway stations in Kent?
Our county is also littered with hidden gems you might not even know existed, whether they’re underneath our feet or right in front of our eyes. Whitstable Harbour is the name of the three disused railway stations that used to serve as the terminus for the Canterbury and Whitstable Railway.
Why was Hill End Hospital opened in Hertfordshire?
Although the opening of the Hill End site enabled Hertfordshire to provide its own facility for managing their own lunatics, a share in the Three Counties Asylum was also retained, located more conveniently for those inmates from the North Herts area.