Victoria Hospital for Sick Children, Kingston upon Hull

This article is about a hospital in the north of England. For other uses, see Hospital for Sick Children.

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Victoria House on Park Street

Victoria Hospital for Sick Children, previously known as the Hospital for Sick Poor Children, was a children's hospital in Kingston upon Hull which operated from 1874 until 1967. After it closed the building was renamed Victoria House and continued to be used for administrative purposes until 2020.

History

Discussions over the creation of a hospital for sick children originated from an article published by Rev. G. T. Coster in 1872. A new hospital, the Hospital for Sick Poor Children opened on Story Street in 1874 with enough room for 30 beds. The hospital was expanded in 1876 to include an outpatients department and in 1888 an additional outpatients building was opened on The Boulevard.[1] In July 1885, the hospital opened a convalescent home in Hornsea.[2]

The name of the hospital changed to Victoria Hospital for Sick Children in 1886.[3][4] A new building was opened on Park Street in 1891 at an estimated cost of £7,500.[5] It was built in red brick and constructed in the Gothic Revival architectural style. It became a grade II listed building in 1994.[6]

The hospital closed after patient care was transferred to the Hull Royal Infirmary when the Infirmary moved to new premises in 1967. The building was renamed Victoria House[1] and continued to be used for administrative purposes until 2020.[7]

Dr Mary Murdoch worked at the hospital as her first appointment after graduating from the London School of Medicine for Women, she was Hull's first female doctor.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Hull Museums and Galleries collection of books, papers, drawings and plans" (PDF). Hull History Centre. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  2. ^ "Hull Children's Hospital Opening of a Convalescent Home at Hornsea". Hull Daily News. 2 July 1885.
  3. ^ Thirteenth Annual Report of the Hospital for Poor Sick Children. Hospital for Poor Sick Children. 1885.
  4. ^ Fourteenth Annual Report of Victoria Hospital for Sick Children. Victoria Hospital for Sick Children. 1886.
  5. ^ "Visit of Lady Salisbury to Hull". Grantham Journal. 25 July 1891.
  6. ^ Historic England. "Victoria House, Park Street (Grade II) (1218466)". National Heritage List for England. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Saying goodbye to Victoria House | Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust". www.humber.nhs.uk. Archived from the original on 19 May 2025. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
  8. ^ Angus Young (11 July 2022). "Historic hospital where Hull's first female doctor worked for sale at £.1.7m". Hull Daily Mail. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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