St Margaret's Hospital, Epping

St Margaret's Hospital is a hospital in Epping, Essex. It is managed by the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.

St. Margaret's Hospital
Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust
St. Margaret's Hospital
Shown in Essex
Geography
Location	Epping, Essex, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.7050°N 0.1238°E
Organisation
Care system	National Health Service
Type	District general
Affiliated university	None
Patron	None
Links
Lists	Hospitals in England

History

The hospital has its origins in the Epping Union Workhouse Infirmary built in 1846.[1] New infirmary buildings were constructed in 1876, in the 1880s and again in 1911.[1] The site became the Epping Institution in 1930 and St. Margaret's Hospital in 1938.[2]

On 22 March 1945 the hospital was hit by a German V-2 rocket, which destroyed the water tower, flooding nearby houses. 7 men were killed. Some houses, the elderly unit and the laundry block at the hospital and a single storey timber built casual ward were destroyed.[3] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948[2] and the workhouse building itself was demolished in 2001.[1]

See also

• Healthcare in Essex
• List of hospitals in England

References

1. "Epping". Workhuses. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
2. "St Margaret's Hospital, Epping". National Archives. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
3. "70th anniversary of the day Epping stood still". Epping Guardian. 4 April 2015. Retrieved 24 August 2015.