Milford Hospital
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Milford Hospital is located in the Surrey
village of Milford
. It is part of the National Health Service
(NHS) in the UK the hospital was opened in 1929. The hospital has had a number of different names over its history. These have ranged from; The Surrey County Sanatorium
, Surrey Smallpox
Hospital, Milford Sanatorium, Milford Chest Hospital and most recently Milford Hospital.
Currently the hospital cares for the elderly and in rehabilitation. The site is located next to Milford railway station
. The hospital has an orchard
and a local recreation ground. It also has accommodation (now closed) for Nurses.
Milford Hospital is arguably the birthplace of the British Sitcom. In the early 50's Galton & Simpson (the writers of Hancock and Steptoe & Son) created early comedy scripts together whilst patients in Milford TB Hospital. Many years later in 1997 their time there was the basis for a BBC TV sitcom "Get Well Soon" set in a similar TB Hospital "near Guildford".
In 1969 it was the TV location for a Dr. Who episode (Silurians) starring Jon Pertwee. Milford featured as a fictional hospital the site of a Silurian outbreak.
Milford was a sister hospital to the larger King George V Sanatorium, two miles to the East in Hydestile
.
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
village of Milford
Milford, Surrey
Milford is a large village, situated south west of Godalming in Surrey, England. Nearby villages include Witley, Elstead and Eashing, and the hamlets of Enton and Hydestile. It is situated in the Borough of Waverley.-Transportation:...
. It is part of the National Health Service
National Health Service
The National Health Service is the shared name of three of the four publicly funded healthcare systems in the United Kingdom. They provide a comprehensive range of health services, the vast majority of which are free at the point of use to residents of the United Kingdom...
(NHS) in the UK the hospital was opened in 1929. The hospital has had a number of different names over its history. These have ranged from; The Surrey County Sanatorium
Sanatorium
A sanatorium is a medical facility for long-term illness, most typically associated with treatment of tuberculosis before antibiotics...
, Surrey Smallpox
Smallpox
Smallpox was an infectious disease unique to humans, caused by either of two virus variants, Variola major and Variola minor. The disease is also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera, which is a derivative of the Latin varius, meaning "spotted", or varus, meaning "pimple"...
Hospital, Milford Sanatorium, Milford Chest Hospital and most recently Milford Hospital.
Currently the hospital cares for the elderly and in rehabilitation. The site is located next to Milford railway station
Milford railway station
Milford railway station is a stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line, serving the village of Milford, Surrey in England.- Services :There is an hourly service to Haslemere and Portsmouth Harbour southbound and London Waterloo northbound....
. The hospital has an orchard
Orchard
An orchard is an intentional planting of trees or shrubs that is maintained for food production. Orchards comprise fruit or nut-producing trees which are grown for commercial production. Orchards are also sometimes a feature of large gardens, where they serve an aesthetic as well as a productive...
and a local recreation ground. It also has accommodation (now closed) for Nurses.
Milford Hospital is arguably the birthplace of the British Sitcom. In the early 50's Galton & Simpson (the writers of Hancock and Steptoe & Son) created early comedy scripts together whilst patients in Milford TB Hospital. Many years later in 1997 their time there was the basis for a BBC TV sitcom "Get Well Soon" set in a similar TB Hospital "near Guildford".
In 1969 it was the TV location for a Dr. Who episode (Silurians) starring Jon Pertwee. Milford featured as a fictional hospital the site of a Silurian outbreak.
Milford was a sister hospital to the larger King George V Sanatorium, two miles to the East in Hydestile
Hydestile
Hydestile is a hamlet between the villages of Busbridge and Hambledon, a few miles south of Godalming in south west Surrey. Hydestile is a very densely wooded area and is notable for Hydon's Ball , and a Cheshire Home. From 1921, Hydestile was the site for two hospitals: King George V Hospital ...
.