ST PAUL'S EYE HOSPITAL

St Paul's Eye Hospital was set up as a private charity in 1871 by Dr George Walker. At that time it occupied two rooms in a house in St Paul's Square and cared for out-patients only. The following year the demand for the hospital's services made it necessary to buy the entire house on St Paul's Square. This allowed the hospital to open in patient facilities.

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In 1912 the hospital moved to a new building on Old Hall Street. In the same year it changed its name to St Paul's Eye Hospital to show its specialism in this area. During the Second World War the building was taken over by naval medical services and only out-patient facilities remained there. In-patient facilities were transferred to Childwall where they shared premises with the David Lewis Northern Hospital.

After the war St Paul's Eye Hospital returned to its Old Hall Street building. In 1948 it became part of the National Health Service and also joined the

United Liverpool Hospitals.

In 1992 St Paul's Eye Hospital was closed. Its services were transferred to the new St Paul's Eye Unit at the Royal Liverpool Hospital.