Ditchburn Place (Cambridge)

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From 1948 until 1983 this was the Maternity Hospital in Cambrideg. In 1983 David Robinson a local philanthropist offered £3,000,000 to build a new maternity hospital on the Hills Road Addenbrook's Hospital site. The new Maternity Hospital was named after his mother. The Rosie Maternity Hospital opened in October 1983. The former maternity Hospital is now a model sheltered housing scheme renamed Ditchburn Place.
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Coordinates:   52°12'1"N   0°8'14"E

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  • That was where I did my midwifery training from 1971-1972.
  • This was once a union workhouse
  • From Cambridge County Council archive: Formerly the Cambridge Union Workhouse, in 1906 it was renamed the Poor Law Infirmary and then the County Infirmary in 1930. Before the Second World War it treated mainly the elderly but also had a small maternity unit. The war delayed plans for a purpose built maternity hospital, and it became classified as an Emergency Medical Services hospital.All patients, excepting maternity patients, were evacuated out. In 1948 the hospital became known as the Mill Road Maternity Hospital, when it became part of the United Cambridge Hospitals. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s there were lengthy delays with developing new sites, until a local philanthropist, David Robinson stepped in. The new hospital off Hills Road, was opened in 1983, named after Robinson’s mother and became known as the Rosie Maternity Hospital.
  • This is where I was born 55 years ago to-day, 8 Jan 1957~
  • Born there 26 July 1952
  • MY great grandfather and great grandmother were the Ditchburns. They opened the maternity ward and run it for many years. It is now named after thrm
  • My daughter Rebecca Brailsford was born at Mill Road Maternity Hospital on the 7th February 1977. I spent 8 weeks there before she was born.
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