Metropolitan Free Hospital

Metropolitan Free Hospital
City and Hackney (Teaching) District Health Authority
Metropolitan Free Hospital, in Hackney
Metropolitan Free Hospital is located in London Borough of Hackney
Metropolitan Free Hospital
Location within Hackney
Geography
LocationKingsland Road, Hackney, England
Coordinates51°32′26.01″N 0°4′36.16″W / 51.5405583°N 0.0767111°W / 51.5405583; -0.0767111
Organisation
Care systemNHS England
Services
Emergency departmentNo
History
Opened1836
Closed1977
Links
ListsHospitals in England

The Metropolitan Free Hospital was a London hospital, founded in 1836 and based for most of its existence in Kingsland Road, Hackney. It became part of the NHS in 1948, and closed in 1977, with its residual functions transferring to Barts Hospital.