The Shoeburyness Military Hospital in Essex, with members of the St John Ambulance Brigade's Guildford Ambulance Division

The military hospital at Shoeburyness, Essex, was a state-of-the-art hospital that opened in 1856. At the time, it was likely the most advanced barrack hospital, with general wards, a large internal kitchen, and provision for isolation cases. It is believed that Florence Nightingale inspected it shortly after it was opened.

Object type

Film and Photographic Material

Date

September 1914

Subject(s)

War
St John Ambulance Brigade (1877 - 1968)

Associated person

Florence Nightingale (1820 - 1910)

Associated organisation

St John Ambulance Brigade (1887 - 1968)

Associated activity

War
First Aid Duty

Associated event

War: First World War (28 July 1914 - 11 November 1918)

Materials and technique

Photograph on paper

Production place

Shoeburyness
Southend-on-Sea
Essex

Catalogue number

PHA1400