Plaque

German Hospital

German Hospital German Hospital

Erection date: 2003

Inscription

In commemoration of the German Hospital which served the healthcare of the communities of Hackney so faithfully & well, 1846 - 1963.
Placed by the London Borough of Hackney and its partner, the Landkreis Gottingen - 2003.

Site: German Hospital (2 memorials)

E8, Ritson Road / Madinah Road

This U-shaped 1864 extension is the building to which the above-door inscription refers. The same architects also designed the West Lodge and probably the North Lodge.

There is also meant to be a Hackney plaque here but we did not see it.

This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
German Hospital

Subjects commemorated i

German Hospital

Opened with 12 beds in 1845. The local German community was very large at thi...

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This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
German Hospital

Created by i

Hackney Council

Hackney Council was created in 1965 from the 3 Metropolitan Borough Councils ...

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Landkreis Gottingen

Landkreis Gottingen (District of Gottingen) in Germany is twinned with Hackne...

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This section lists the other memorials at the same location as the memorial on this page:
German Hospital

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German Hospital - Duke of Cambridge

German Hospital - Duke of Cambridge

The Duke's name crops up quite often around here. Not surprising given his Ge...

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