This institution, Beth Holim, originated in Leman Street in 1748, moving to Mile End, the site of what is now Albert Stern House, in 1790. The site was already in use as a Jewish women’s hospital and had been since at least 1665. In 1977 Beth Holim moved to Forty Avenue Wembley, where it still is, 2013.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Beth Holim / Spanish and Portuguese Jewish hospital
Commemorated ati
Spanish and Portuguese Jews - 1
This building, erected in 1912, formerly housed the Beth Holim, or hospital, ...
Spanish and Portuguese Jews - 2
The Jewish calendar has a different start year (hence the "5425 - 1665") 3,76...
Spanish and Portuguese Jews Hospital - foundation
This stone was laid by Edward Lumbrozo Mocatta Esqre. Treasurer on 9 Adar (Ri...
Other Subjects
Dr. John Snow
Pioneer anaesthetist and epidemiologist. Born North Street in York. The site given as the source for the picture of Snow is an excellent site.
Dr. A. Gordon Signy
Pathologist. He was involved in founding haematology (the study of blood) and was a pioneer in the investigation and treatment of blood diseases. In the 1940s he established the Journal of Clinical...
Sir Astley Paston Cooper
Surgeon and anatomist. Born Norfolk. Studied at St Thomas's. 1800 he was appointed surgeon to Guy's Hospital. Fellow of the Royal Society. Professor of comparative anatomy to the Royal College of S...
Hospital for Tropical Diseases
The Hospital for Tropical Diseases was founded on an ex-naval ship in 1821, before moving to the Royal Greenwich Hospital, and thence to the Endsleigh Gardens site in 1920. Several further moves la...