Charing Cross Hospital facts for kids

Main building of Charing Cross Hospital

Charing Cross Hospital is a hospital in London, England. Charing Cross Hospital was set up in Villiers Street, London, in 1823. It became known as Charing Cross Hospital in 1827. It was set up after Dr. Benjamin Golding started a meeting in 1818.

It was originally built in Central London but it was moved after World War II. It reopened on Fulham Palace Road in 1973. The hospital was designed and built by Decimus Burton. It was built much bigger and more modern than others at the time. Today it is still in use. It is also a teaching hospital for students. It has 15 floors.

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  Suffolk Street, Westminster, the home of the hospital from 1818 to 1821

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  Charing Cross Hospital in Agar Street, Westminster, the home of the hospital from 1834 to 1973

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  Accident and Emergency Department in Fulham Palace Road, which has been home to the hospital since 1973

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  Henry Moore sculpture at the main entrance

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  Mental Health Unit building

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  The Reynolds Building at the hospital