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The Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, was a civilian hospital and a centre for research into rheumatism in children until its closure in 1985. History. War time origins.
THE CANADIAN RED CROSS MEMORIAL HOSPITAL - A SHORT HISTORY - Explore our historic photo section. WWI & The First Hospital:1914 - 1939. During the First World War, at least 2,000 soldiers, sailors and airmen from the Maidenhead area were killed. Townsfolk who had emigrated to Canada, Australia and New Zealand returned to Europe to fight and die.
Jan 20, 2017 · Cliveden was again used as the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital during the Second World War, and the graveyard from the original hospital may still be visited. The estate is now operated as a luxury hotel and is publicly owned by the British National Heritage Foundation.
After the war, the hospital was donated to Britain’s National Health Service, and saw many decades of peacetime civilian service as the Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital. Although also known as Taplow or Cliveden, the First World War hospital (as this plaque shows) was officially named the Duchess of Connaught Canadian Red Cross Hospital.
Description. In November 2001, in advance of redevelopment plans for the site a detailed survey of the complex's history and surviving buildings was carried out to determine their significance. The...
The OFFICIAL unofficial cyberspace shrine for the abandoned Canadian Red Cross Memorial Hospital, Taplow, Maidenhead, England. Enter...If you dare.
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