Royal Herbert Hospital

Royal Herbert Hospital
Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Herbert Hospital: the gatehouse block
Royal Herbert Hospital is located in Royal Borough of Greenwich
Royal Herbert Hospital
Location within Greenwich
Geography
LocationShooter's Hill, London, England, United Kingdom
Coordinates51°28′15″N 0°03′03″E / 51.4708°N 0.0507°E / 51.4708; 0.0507
Organisation
Care systemMilitary
History
Opened1865
Closed1977
Links
ListsHospitals in England

Initially the Herbert Hospital, renamed in 1900, the Royal Herbert Hospital was built as a restorative facility for British veterans of the Crimean War, and remained a military hospital until 1977. It was situated in southeast London, on the south side of Woolwich Common, on the western slopes of Shooter's Hill, in the Royal Borough of Greenwich. Today the former hospital buildings form a residential development known as the Royal Herbert Pavilions.