Virtual Tour - Connaught National Hospital

You've made it to Connaught National Hospital on Duke of Connaught's Road in North Camp, now no longer standing, and the current site of housing in the Marlborough Lines area.

Where to now? Near to the site of the hospital is the former site of the Wesleyan Soldier's home, Redvers Buller Road, the former site of The Glasshouse prison, the old Brigade School, and the former sites of the North Camp fire station, Blenheim Barracks, Malplaquet Barracks, Oudenarde Barracks, Tournay Barracks and Lille Barracks, with Queens Avenue running down into Aldershot also accessible. To the North are Lynchford Road and Alexandra Road leading back into South Farnborough. For the full list of locations nearby, pick where you want to go next from the menu on the right.
Demolished - Gone but not forgotten. Image copyright Fotosearch.com

Click on an image to see how the site of the Connaught National Hospital has changed over the years. (Remember to scroll down to see the larger images).

1. 1903 2. 1905 3. 1915 4. 1916
5. 1918 6. 1967 7. 2010

Click on an image to begin the tour.

Images and thumbnails 1-2 are reproduced courtesy of The Francis Frith Collection. Images and thumbnails 3-4 and 6 are reproduced courtesy of Hampshire Library and Information Service. The copyright to image 5 is unknown. Efforts were made to establish copyright provisions. If you feel copyright has been breached please contact us. The scanned image is copyright of Mike Donovan.

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