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Pirehill Infirmary Nursing Home
Pirehill was Bennett's name
for Harshill.
"Dr. Heve had called, and
had said that the patient's desire not to be left alone was a symptom of
gravity. He suggested a nurse, and when Maggie, startled, said that
perhaps they could manage without a nurse, he inquired how. And as he
talked he seemed to be more persuaded that a nurse was necessary, if only
for night duty, and in the end he went himself to the new Telephone
Exchange and ordered a nurse from the Pirehill Infirmary Nursing Home. And
the dramatic thing was that within two hours and a half the nurse had
arrived."
Clayhanger
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North Staffordshire
Royal Infirmary at Hartshill
[Bennett's Pirehill Infirmary]
"The North Staffordshire Infirmary and
Eye Hospital was founded in Etruria in 1815 and removed to its
present site at Hartshill in 1869. The foundation stone of the new
building was laid by H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 25 June 1865, and
the building was formally opened by the Duchess of Sunderland, 16
December 1869. The total cost including the site of 10 acres, was
nearly £39,000."
Source: Kelly's Directory 1896 |
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