SEFTON GENERAL HOSPITAL

Sefton General Hospital was originally part of Toxteth Park Workhouse, which was built in 1859 by the Toxteth Park Board of Guardians. In 1923 the workhouse changed its name to the Smithdown Road Institution. Then in 1930 the Poor Law was abolished and the hospital was taken over by Liverpool Corporation. Soon after, in 1933, its names was changed to Smithdown Road Infirmary.

At the end of the Second World War the hospital had over 1,000 beds and came under the care of the National Health Service in 1948.

In about 1950 its name was changed to Sefton General Hospital. It had a large maternity department and also cared for the mentally ill.

Amongst the Surgeons who worked at the Hospital was Mr John Monk.

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By the 1970's the number of beds had been halved and the hospital wound down its services.

Although much of it was demolished in 2001 part of the original workhouse hospital still stands - with Arundel House still being used for psychiatric purposes.