Jessop Hospital
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The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop
, a wealthy steelworks-owner. The architect was John Dodsley Webster. It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women, which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Gothic Revival style.
An Edwardian
wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds. A further wing was added in the 1970s, increasing this number to the 217 present at closure in 2001.
The main maternity hospital in Sheffield is now the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital
.
In 2007 the majority of the 1970s wing was demolished by the University of Sheffield as part of their Jessop West development. The Victorian Wing of the original hospital was converted to house the Department of Music (Architects Carey Jones), who occupied it in 2009. whilst the new building (Jessop West) is 7 stories high and houses the English, History and Modern Languages departments of the University. There is also a cafe, exhibition area and presentation area in the centre of the complex on the ground floor. The new building was designed by Sauerbruch Hutton
from Berlin (their first major UK building) together with RMJM as executive architects and Arup as engineers.
Thomas Jessop
Thomas Jessop was a steelmaker who became Mayor of Sheffield and Master Cutler...
, a wealthy steelworks-owner. The architect was John Dodsley Webster. It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women, which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Gothic Revival style.
An Edwardian
Edwardian architecture
Edwardian architecture is the style popular when King Edward VII of the United Kingdom was in power; he reigned from 1901 to 1910, but the architecture style is generally considered to be indicative of the years 1901 to 1914....
wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds. A further wing was added in the 1970s, increasing this number to the 217 present at closure in 2001.
The main maternity hospital in Sheffield is now the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
The Royal Hallamshire Hospital is a general and teaching hospital located in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England. It is in the city's West End, facing Glossop Road and close to the main campus of University of Sheffield and the Collegiate Crescent campus of Sheffield Hallam University...
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In 2007 the majority of the 1970s wing was demolished by the University of Sheffield as part of their Jessop West development. The Victorian Wing of the original hospital was converted to house the Department of Music (Architects Carey Jones), who occupied it in 2009. whilst the new building (Jessop West) is 7 stories high and houses the English, History and Modern Languages departments of the University. There is also a cafe, exhibition area and presentation area in the centre of the complex on the ground floor. The new building was designed by Sauerbruch Hutton
Sauerbruch Hutton
Sauerbruch Hutton is an architecture practice based in Berlin, Germany. It was founded by Matthias Sauerbruch and Louisa Hutton in 1989, and since then has grown to a team of around 100 people....
from Berlin (their first major UK building) together with RMJM as executive architects and Arup as engineers.