Middlesex Hospital, Former teaching hospital in Fitzrovia, London, England
Middlesex Hospital was a teaching hospital in Fitzrovia with a grand main building on Mortimer Street completed in 1935 through public donations. The site transformed into Fitzroy Place after closure in 2008, preserving only the Grade II listed Fitzrovia Chapel from the original complex.
Founded in 1745 as the Middlesex Infirmary with 15 beds, it became England's first hospital to offer maternity services in 1747. Its architectural landmark building appeared two centuries later as the institution evolved into a modern teaching hospital.
The hospital served the local community and the poor, as reflected in its Latin motto meaning 'I learn to help the suffering'. Its medical school trained generations of physicians before integrating with University College London's medical faculty.
The former hospital is no longer accessible as a medical facility since it has been converted into private residential development. The surviving chapel can be viewed from outside and serves as a landmark reference point within the new Fitzroy Place area.
The entrance foyer was decorated with four large paintings by Frederick Cayley Robinson depicting acts of mercy and charity. These artworks were later transferred to the Wellcome Library, where they remain preserved today.
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