Cray Valley Hospital

Date: 1884 to 1974
Location: St Paul's Cray, Orpington, Kent, England

NHS Hospital

• 1882 Established by the Chislehurst, Sidcup and Cray Valley Medical and Surgical Aid Society.
• 1883 Founded.
• 1884 Opened.
• 1924 Substantially rebuilt.
• 1930s: Called the Chislehurst, Orpington and Cray Valley Hospital or the Cray Valley Cottage Hospital.
• 1938 Had 30 beds.
• 1948 Joined the NHS, with 31 beds.
• 1951 Maternity Unit opened with 10 beds.
• 1954 Had 35 beds.
• 1974 Closed as a general hospital. Retained as smallpox isolation unit until 1979.
• 2019 Building still exists as part of a fitness centre: Google Street View (image from July 2016). Sandy Lane, St Paul's Cray, Orpington BR5 3HY.

References

• "Cray Valley Hospital", Lost Hospitals of London, accessed 2018-11-10
• "Cray Valley Hospital, St Paul's Cray Orpington", Hospital Records Database, The National Archives, accessed 2018-11-10