Liverpool Hospitals - Park Hill Hospital/Infectious Diseases Hospital, South Hill Rd

In 1884, the Park Hill Hospital/Infectious Diseases Hospital opened on South Hill Road in Liverpool in direct response to a smallpox epidemic. This hospital went on to specialize in treating infectious diseases and had a commanding view of the Mersey, the Cheshire shore and the Welsh hills. Constructed on an isolated block system, or pavilia, the central portion was the administration block and opposite the nurses' house, approx. 60 metres long, which accommodated fifty nurses. The maid's block was separate and part of their duties were to summon the nurses to duty as they did on the 18th of February 1910 when it was the scene of a dramatic fire which broke out in their quarters. Happily the fire was contained by fire brigades from Essex Street and Hatton Garden and nobody was injured. There were about 150 patients present at the time, including many children, suffering in the main with diptheria, scarlet fever and measles with some convalescing.

The image above shows a map of Liverpool, with Dingle Road marked. The hospital was established to address the public health concerns of the time, particularly related to outbreaks of infectious diseases. The hospital's design included separate pavilions to isolate patients and minimize the spread of infection.

The mansion on the top left of this enlargement of the 1927 photograph was ‘Park Hill House’. 

 

 

 

From 1812 to 1827 Park Hill House was the home of John Garnett, then home to John Royden Freme. Later this became part of Park Hill Hospital for Infectious Diseases (opened in 1884 for Smallpox etc). The site of the house is now Herculaneum Court. The modern homes of Promenade Gardens and Britannia Crescent are on the site of the old Fever Sheds. 

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