Devonshire Royal Hospital | |
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Geography | |
Location | Buxton, Derbyshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°15′36″N 1°55′00″W / 53.2600°N 1.9168°W |
Organisation | |
Care system | Buxton Bath Charity |
Type | Hydropathic |
Services | |
Beds | 300 |
History | |
Opened | 1859 |
The Devonshire Royal Hospital was established as the Devonshire Hospital in 1859 in Buxton, Derbyshire by the Buxton Bath Charity for the treatment of the poor. The hospital was built in the converted stable block of The Crescent. The building is now known as the Devonshire Dome and it is the site of the Buxton Campus of the University of Derby.[1]