View of York Road
View of York Road
Record No
91685
Title
View of York Road
Description
View of York Road, Waterloo, looking south towards Westminster Bridge Road. To the left, the four-storey building is the General Lying In Hospital. It was founded by Dr John Leake in 1767 as the Westminster New Lying-In Hospital, and it moved to this site in 1828. The new building was designed by Henry Harrison and cost about £3,000. The name “Westminister” was dropped from the title and the institution was incorporated by royal charter in 1830 as “The General Lying-in Hospital.” Antisepsis pioneer Lord Lister was a consulting surgeon and President. Part of the front frieze can be seen, with the inscription "General Lying-In Hospital, under the Patronage of Her Majesty and HRH The Princess of Wales". A two-storey building with attics and basement, it has Ionic style pillars to the front portico. The building sustained some damage in World War II but was reopened in 1946; it remains under the ownership of Guys and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust. It is Grade II listed, listing number 1357956. On the right is the corner of the South Block extension to County Hall built by Higgs and Hill between 1936 and 1939, an addition to the main County Hall which was opened in 1922 as the headquarters of the London County Council, later the Greater London Council. The GLC was abolished in 1986 and the building is now used for exhibitions and tourist attractions, restaurants and a hotel.
Date of execution
1968
Section
London Metropolitan Archives
Collection
LCC Photograph Library
Medium
photograph
Catalogue No
SC_PHL_01_260_68_1817
London picture map location
Exact
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