Thorpe Coombe Maternity Hospital
714 Forest Road, Walthamstow, E17 3HP
Medical dates:
Medical character:
Maternity
The Thorpe Coombe Maternity
Hospital opened in 1934 with 70 beds in an 18th century
three-storey mansion which had once been the
home of the Wigram family (who also owned Walthamstow House).
Even though it was at the forefront of many developments in midwifery, it lacked other specialists on site. It closed in 1973.
The owners, a Healthcare NHS Trust, sought to demolish the building, but it was spared by funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, the Architectural Heritage Fund, Waltham Forest Borough and the Heritage of London Trust.
Even though it was at the forefront of many developments in midwifery, it lacked other specialists on site. It closed in 1973.
The owners, a Healthcare NHS Trust, sought to demolish the building, but it was spared by funding provided by the Heritage Lottery Fund, English Heritage, the Architectural Heritage Fund, Waltham Forest Borough and the Heritage of London Trust.
Present status (February 2008)
The Grade II listed building survives. It is now used by the North East London Mental Health Trust.
The original house is dwarfed by extensions built during the 1930s.
The Grade II listed building survives. It is now used by the North East London Mental Health Trust.
The original house is dwarfed by extensions built during the 1930s.
The original house, now being restored
The Hospital with its later additions on the west side
One of the later extensions, as seen from the east
A newer block at the east end of the site
Signage in Shernhall Street for the current Thorpe Coombe Hospital
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