st mary's - raf halton
The original hospital consisted of huts built shortly after the end of WW1. By the mid 1920s a permanent structure was needed to meet the requirements of the RAF and a new hospital was opened by HRH Princess Mary on 31st October 1927.
Later additions included the Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Community Medicine and the Institute of Dental Health and Training, and a Burns Wing. Great demands were made on the hospital during WW2 when it expanded to take 700 beds.
By 1945 it had treated some 20000 war casualties. It also treated casualties from many theatres of war after WW2 and the Cold War.
Demolished in 2008 for housing
Later additions included the Institute of Pathology and Tropical Medicine, Institute of Community Medicine and the Institute of Dental Health and Training, and a Burns Wing. Great demands were made on the hospital during WW2 when it expanded to take 700 beds.
By 1945 it had treated some 20000 war casualties. It also treated casualties from many theatres of war after WW2 and the Cold War.
Demolished in 2008 for housing
