A History of Exeter Hospitals

Name: A History of Exeter Hospitals
Start: 2026-09-09T19:30:00+01:00
End: 2026-09-09T21:00:00+01:00
Location: United Reformed Church, Fore Street, Heavitree, EX1 2QJ

Schedule

Wed Sep 09 2026 at 07:30 pm to 09:00 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

United Reformed Church, Fore Street, Heavitree, EX1 2QJ | Exeter, EN

Mike Richards will speak on 'A History of Exeter Hospitals'.
Mike will cover:
• The first leper facility (Magdalen Street)
• St Nicholas Priory
• Blue Coats School
• Poltimore House
• William of Orange in Exeter (school adapted as a hospital in Mary Arches Street)
• The Workhouse/Old City Hospital (Heavitree Road area)
• The 'new' city hospital (Where RD&E (Heavitree) now stands)
• The old RD&E in Southernhay
• The former Eye Infirmary (West of England Eye Hospital)
• The Cholera epidemic (1832)
• The First World War hospitals in Exeter
• Princess Elizabeth Orthopedic Hospital (Barrack Road)
• Mowbray House
• The NHS and the new RD&E (Wonford) Barrack Road
• The Nightingale Hospital
• Medical inventions and innovations in Exeter
The event is free for Society members, and costs just £3 per visitor payable on the night. No need to book in advance.