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Description: | Opened in 1893. A deed of conveyance records how John Corbett of Droitwich, provided a Georgian mansion, and the site of the hospital. Corbett also gave the surrounding 30 acres of land and a 2,000 endowment to the hospital trustees. The hospital was officially opened by Lady Cobham on July 31st 1893. A golden key was provided for the ceremony. Lord Cobham was appointed Chairman of the hospital board. When the the hospital first opened its door the hospital had 18 beds. In the 1930's a 100,000 building programme provided a new out patients department, more wards and a nurses home. The League of Friends of Corbett Hospital was founded by Arthur Horne in 1968. The first meeting took place on February 12th 1968. In 1965 a twin theatre block and a new out patients and casualty department was opened. Corbett Hospital is situated in Amblecote, opposite Holy Trinity Church, Amblecote in Vicarage Road. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/uk/ | Publisher: | Dudley Archives | Rights holder: | Dudley Archives | Temporal: | 1847-[1993] | Source: | Black Country History | Identifier: | http://www.blackcountryhistory.org/colle... | Go to resource |
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