Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse

Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse
Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse, in 1897.
Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse is located in Devon
Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse
Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse
Location within Devon
Coordinates50°22′20″N 4°09′29″W / 50.3722°N 4.1580°W / 50.3722; -4.1580
Site history
Built1758-1765
Built forSick and Hurt Commissioners
In use1765-1995

The Royal Naval Hospital, Stonehouse was a medical facility for naval officers and other ranks at Stonehouse, Plymouth. It was opened in 1760,[1] so becoming the second Royal Naval Hospital in Great Britain (after RNH Haslar, which had first received patients some seven years earlier).[2] When in operation, it was officially known as Royal Hospital, Plymouth (or Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth).[3]

The hospital closed in 1995; it is now a gated residential complex called The Millfields.[4] The 26-acre (11 ha) site is a conservation area,[5] containing over 20 listed buildings and structures.[6] The main quadrangle is described as 'a complex of outstanding historical significance in the development of institutions for the care of the sick, which forms the principal part of a remarkable and complete military hospital'.[7]

  1. ^ Evans, Graham (1994). Up The Creek: Royal Naval Hospital Stonehouse. Liskeard, Cornwall: G. V. Evans.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Coad2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Navy List, various editions.
  4. ^ "Introduction". Millfields. Retrieved 30 May 2016.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference MillfieldsCAA was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ Historic England (search results)
  7. ^ Historic England. "Former Royal Naval Hospital: The Quadrangle Centre (1113296)". National Heritage List for England.