Victoria Hospital for Children

The Victoria Hospital for Children, which later merged into St George's Hospital, was a hospital in Tite Street, London.^[1]

Tite Street Children's Hospital
Victoria Hospital for Children in Tite Street
Location in Kensington and Chelsea
Geography
Location	London United Kingdom
Coordinates	51.4859°N 0.1629°W / 51.4859; -0.1629
Organisation
Care system	NHS England
Services
Emergency department	No
History
Opened	1866
Closed	1964

History

The hospital was established at Gough House in Tite Street in October 1866.^[1][2] Gough House had been built c1710 by John Vaughan, 3rd Earl of Carbery and later sold to Sir Richard Gough, after whom it was named.^[3]

Originally known as the South Western London Hospital for Children, it was renamed the Victoria Hospital for Sick Children a month later when the out-patients department opened: and then became the Victoria Hospital for Children in 1905.^[1] It joined the National Health Service in 1948 under the management of St George's Hospital.^[1] After services were transferred to St George's Hospital, it closed in 1964.^[1] The building was demolished in 1966.^[1] The site is now occupied by St Wilfrid's Convent and Home.^[1]