Jessop Hospital

Jessop Hospital for Women
closed
The Original Victorian Wing of the Jessop Hospital
Geography
Location	Sheffield,, South Yorkshire, England
Organisation
Care system	NHS
Hospital type	Maternity
Affiliated university	Sheffield Medical School (University of Sheffield)
Services
Emergency department	No
Beds	57 initially, 217 at closure
History
Founded	22 July 1878
Closed	2001
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England
Other links	List hospitals in England

The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop, a wealthy steelworks-owner. The architect was John Dodsley Webster. It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women at Figtree Lane, which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Gothic Revival style.

Main Doorway

An Edwardian wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds. Between 1927 and 1972 the hospital had a 45 bed annexe at Norton Hall known as the Firth Auxiliary Hospital. A further wing was added in the 1970s, increasing this number to the 217 present at closure in 2001.

The main maternity hospital in Sheffield is now the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

In 2007 the majority of the 1970s wing was demolished by the University of Sheffield as part of their Jessop West development. The Victorian Wing of the original hospital was converted to house the Department of Music, who occupied it in 2009.

The University is now proposing to demolish the Edwardian wing.

External links

• Jessop Development