Stanley Sailors' Hospital

Stanley Sailors' Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Morwyr Stanley) was a health facility in Holyhead, Anglesey, Wales.

Stanley Sailors' Hospital
Stanley Sailors' Hospital
Shown in Anglesey
Geography
LocationHolyhead, Anglesey, Wales
Coordinates53.3093°N 4.6290°W / 53.3093; -4.6290
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeCommunity
History
Opened1871
Closed1987
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

History

The hospital was financed by a gift from William Owen Stanley of Plas Penrhos who had wanted to establish a facility to provide healthcare to sailors.[1] It was officially opened in 1871.[2] During the First World War it served as a military hospital with Jane Henrietta Adeane, a niece of the founder, as its commandant.[3] When the Elder Dempster liner SS Apapa was torpedoed off Anglesey in November 1917, survivors were taken to the hospital to be treated.[4] The facility then served as a convalescent home for disabled servicemen before joining the National Health Service as a community hospital in 1948.[5] After services transferred to Valley Hospital, Stanley Sailors' Hospital closed in 1987.[1] The buildings were subsequently demolished and the site was redeveloped as a ferry terminal.[1]

References
  1. "First World War Military Sites: Infrastructure and Support" (PDF). Welsh Government / Gwynedd Archaeological Trust. p. 50. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  2. "Records: Stanley Sailor's Hospital, Salt Island, Holyhead". Archives Hub. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  3. "Adeane, the OBE, and the hospital by the sea". Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments in Wales. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  4. "SS Apapa". Wrecksite. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
  5. "Stanley Sailors' Hospital, Holyhead". National Archives. Retrieved 22 March 2020.
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