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The hospital has its origins in a facility at Farnham Road which opened in 1866. [2] Before that there had been a dispensary, catering for the poor of Guildford, in a 16th century house in Quarry street from 1859 to 1866. [3] The hospital moved to Egerton Road in Guildford and opened on 16 October 1978 as the Guildford District Hospital. [4]
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Abbot's Hospital. "George Abobot, born in Guildford, became Archbishop of Canterbury, and founded this almshouse in 1619. For around 400 years it has given homes to local residents aged over 60 and of modest means." Orientation: Normal: Horizontal resolution: 72 dpi: Vertical resolution: 72 dpi: Software used: Aperture 3.3.2: File ...
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The hospital was founded by George Abbot, the Archbishop of Canterbury (1611–1633) in 1619 to provide homes for the elderly of Guildford. [2] It is on the High Street in Guildford, opposite the Holy Trinity Church, where its founder, the Archbishop, is buried. The architecture and layout echoed that of contemporary Oxford and Cambridge colleges.
The facility has its origins in the Guildford Poor Law Infirmary established in 1856. [1] The infirmary was enlarged in 1870 and replaced by a new facility laid out in pavilion style in 1893. [1] It became the Warren Road Hospital in 1930 and it joined the National Health Service as St Luke's Hospital in 1948. [2]