Stanley Sailors' Hospital

Stanley Sailors' Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Morwyr Stanley) was a health facility in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.

Stanley Sailors' Hospital
Stanley Sailors' Hospital
Stanley Sailors' Hospital is located in Anglesey
Stanley Sailors' Hospital
Shown in Anglesey
Geography
LocationHolyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Coordinates53°18′33″N 4°37′44″W / 53.3093°N 4.6290°W / 53.3093; -4.6290
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1871
Closed1987
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

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The hospital was financed by a gift from William Owen Stanley of Plas Penrhos who had wanted to establish a facility to provide healthcare to sailors.[1] It was officially opened in 1871.[2] During the First World War it served as a military hospital with Jane Henrietta Adeane, a niece of the founder, as its commandant.[3] When the Elder Dempster liner SS Apapa was torpedoed off Anglesey in November 1917, survivors were taken to the hospital to be treated.[4] The facility then served as a convalescent home for disabled servicemen before joining the National Health Service as a community hospital in 1948.[5] After services transferred to Valley Hospital, Stanley Sailors' Hospital closed in 1987.[1] The buildings were subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped as a ferry terminal.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "First World War Military Sites: Infrastructure and Support" (PDF). Welsh Government / Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. p. 50. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Records: Stanley Sailor's Hospital, Salt Island, Holyhead". Archives Hub. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Adeane, the OBE, and the hospital by the sea". Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. ^ "SS Apapa". Wrecksite. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Stanley Sailors' Hospital, Holyhead". National Archives. Retrieved 22 March 2020.