Memorial details

Memorial type
Hospital / Clinic
District
New Forest
Town
Milford On Sea
County
Hampshire
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Ceremony
  • Foundation Stone
    Date: 25th September 1929
    Attended by: Lady Whitehead
  • Opened
    Date: 7th May 1930
    Attended by: Lady Powell
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Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
59027

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Current location

Junction with Gillingham Rd
Milford on Sea War Memorial Hospital
Sea Road
Milford On Sea
New Forest
Hampshire
SO41
England

OS Grid Ref: SZ 290 917
Denomination: Undefined

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Description
Hospital, initially with four wings, gabled roof and bay window. The hospital has had several extensions since opening in 1930.
Inscription
Hall, Board: Milford on Sea War Memorial Hospital/ This building was erected to continue the work of the former hospital for the benefit of Milford on Sea and its surrounding districts was opened by Lady Powell on 7th May 1930. Gifts of £250 which entitled the donar to name a bed have been made by/ (Names) (exact line spacing unknown) Entrance, Roll of Honour: 1914 1918 (Names) (exact line spacing unknown)
Inscription legible?
yes
Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 304
    Served and returned: 267
    Died: 37
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
Components
  • Hospital
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brick, Lead, Terracotta, Wood, Glass
Listing information
Condition
History
1932-2000: Various extensions including: two twin bed wards (1932); sluice room (1938); Committee Room and Sisters Room (1938); Day Room (1974 and 1976); Physiotherapy and Out-patients and new entrance (1965); Therapy Room (1990); three bed ward with hoists (Anne Spenser Ward), two bed ward (Joy Ginda Ward) and relative's quiet room (2000). 1930: New War Memorial Hospital opened. 1929: Foundation stone of new hospital laid. By this time the site of the old hospital was sold to the Post Office and became the Telephone Exchange. 1926: A 'Rebuilding Fund' set up, issuing a brochure in 1928. 1923: Trustees approve a resolution to raise funds for a new war memorial hospital due to limited accomodation of current hospital and inability to extend it. 1919: Milford on Sea Hospital was re-opened as a War Memorial Hospital.
Costs

Comments: 1930: £6,095 builders bill, £450 architect's bill, £60 garden, £605 furnishings.
Memorial: c£7,500

Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference

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