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Lytham Hospital (Lytham Cottage Hospital and Convalescent Home), instituted for the relief of the poor when suffering from sickness or accident, was first opened in 1871, funded by Colonel John Talbot Clifton, Squire of Lytham at an original cost of £1,200.〔Lancashire Sites and Monuments Record PRN 21588〕 ==Lytham Hospital 1871–1948== The original building was a two-storey structure with four wards containing 16 beds. There was an operating room for “cases of a severe nature”. A mortuary was located in the yard. Details of the original building are available online in a reproduction of a contemporary newspaper article 〔http://amounderness.co.uk/lytham_hospital_1870.html Newspaper article from 1871〕 The running of the hospital was originally funded by monies raised by the local community. There is evidence of charitable contributions to support the hospital. In 1734 Elizabeth Layland left £60 for the poor or the education of children, income being derived from a piece of meadow in Freckleton, named Hanning's land. Records show that £2 2s. was given to the cottage hospital each year. The hospital was enlarged in 1882–83 at a cost £700. There were then 25 beds, some of which were made available for patients outside a five miles radius of Lytham for a fee of 12s. 6d. per week. A new ward, in memory of Dr. L. Fisher, was subscribed for, and several additions and alterations were at a cost of £600. Development work was performed in the 1920s, evidenced by the inclusion of a time capsule in the building that contains artifacts from that time. This was recently unearthed during demolition of the original building,〔http://www.primaryasset.com/downloads/LythamPrimaryCareCentreNewsletter-Spring2008.pdf Details of Time Capsule from 1920s〕〔http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/7256529.stm BBC News story on time capsule〕 Reproductions of original news articles are available online 〔http://www.lytham-online.co.uk/hospitals.html Lytham Hospital historic documents online〕 There are also a nice postcards depicting the hospital 〔http://postcards.tupence.co.uk/assets/cards/lytham/lytham01-front.jpg Postcard from 1907〕〔http://www.frithphotos.com/lytham/photos/cottage-hospital-1907_59126/Postcard from 1907〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lytham Hospital」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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