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Northampton Hospital

Northampton Hospital was founded as Northampton Infirmary at a meeting in 1743.
First patients in 1744.

Dr. William Kerr was Surgeon here from 1763 to 1821.
He helped found the new Northampton Hospital at Billing Rd, Northampton.
He started the campaign for the new hospital in 1790.
The new building at Billing Road opened in 1793.
Inscription dated 1793 over front door.

Today this is Northampton General Hospital.
The old building of the hospital is still at Billing Rd today. See map and 3D view. See Geograph.

The old part of Northampton General Hospital.
Billing Road entrance. NW end of the campus.
From 2019 street view.
Click to rotate.
See 2023 photo.

Detail of engraving of 1813 portrait of Dr. William Kerr.
Showing the new Northampton Hospital.
See larger and full size.

Carving of Northampton Hospital on the grave of Dr. William Kerr.
See full size.

Northampton Hospital on OS map. Surveyed: 1884. Published: 1885.
Before the 1887 wing added to the W side.

Northampton Hospital. From the N.
The extension to the RHS (W side) is the 1887 wing.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See other angle.

Inscription dated 1793 over front door.
Photo 2023. See larger and full size.
See also inscription on the 1887 wing added to the W side of the old building.

The "William Kerr building" at Northampton General Hospital.
It is in "Area J". SW end of the campus.
From street view.
This was built as a student accommodation block in 2005, named after Kerr. See [Canter, 2005].
It now houses the Richmond Library.
Think see Geograph.

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• History of Northampton General Hospital