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Title: Alexandra Hospital Cosham - Now Completed
Post by: Old Jack on Sunday 24 August 08 04:51 BST (UK)

Hello - I have a postcard during the great War showing the above Hospital.
 My searching all seem to return a hospital called
Queen Alexandra Hospital.
Were they one and the same please.

Any information very greatfully received.

Thank you
Old Jack

Title: Re: Alexandra Hospital Cosham
Post by: oldvivie on Monday 25 August 08 23:29 BST (UK)

Hello

The Queen Alexandra Hospital is on Portsdown Hill overlooking Cosham which is  an area of Portsmouth
I believe it was originally built in the early 1900,s as a military hospital. You can read more about it's history at
www.localhistories.org/qa.html
Nowadays it is one of the main hospitals serving the Portsmouth area .... I should know as I have been there a few times both as an outpatient and visitor !

Viv
 

Title: Re: Alexandra Hospital Cosham
Post by: Old Jack on Tuesday 26 August 08 15:57 BST (UK)

Hello - Thank you Viv.

Your help has solved that problem.

Very kind of you. Thanks very much

Old Jack