Plaque

Oriolet Hospital and Dr Oldfield

Erection date: 25/9/2018

Inscription

The site of the Oriolet Fruitarian Hospital (1895 - 1903) and its director Dr Josiah Oldfield (1863 - 1953)
Loughton Town Council, 2018

Site: Barbara Harmer + Oriolet Hospital and Dr Oldfield (2 memorials)

IG10, Staples Road, 91

The plaque is on the site of the hospital's open-air ward block.

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Oriolet Hospital and Dr Oldfield

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Oriolet Hospital and Convalescent Home

Founded and endowed by Arnold Frank Hills (1857–1927), MD of Thames Ironworks...

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Dr Josiah Oldfield

Lawyer, physician, and writer on health. And creator of hospitals - read on. ...

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Loughton Town Council

An Urban District Council from 1900 to 1933. It became part of Chigwell Urban...

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Barbara Harmer

Barbara Harmer

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