This is a list of hospitals used for treatment of military casualties during the Great War that were situated in the County of Northamptonshire as it was at the time.
Northampton and surrounding districts
- Northampton
- General Hospital
- Initially 50 beds allotted for military patients
- “The first death among the troops present billeted in Northampton occurred at the Northampton General Hospital on Tuesday, when Private Joshua Ellis, the Royal Army Medical Corps, succumbed an attack of pneumonia. Ellis, who was admitted to the Institution on Friday last, had been billeted in the St. James’ district. We understand that the funeral will take place in Wales.” (Northampton Mercury, Friday 18 September 1914). Ellis was actually Pte 1503 of the 3rd Battalion, the Monmouthshire Regiment. He lies in Brynithel Cemetery, Aberbeeg.
- Matrons: Miss Bryan, resigned in 1916. Miss Elizabeth Atkinson took over and worked until her timely death on 21 November 1918. Nurses and soldier patients escorted her coffin from the hospital to the railway station for conyance to Leicester. She was interred at her home city of Newcastle-on-Tyne.
- Military wards closed in February 1919.
- Headquarters of VAD Detachment of St. John’s Ambulance Brigade, King Street
- 18 beds in use by by October 1914.
- Hospital of St. John for Convalescents, Weston Favell
- Existing facility handed over for military use in late August 1914. 80 beds.
- Bugbrooke Rectory
- Residence of Rev. E. W. Harrison. Mentioned as being provided with 4 convalescent beds in September 1914.
- VAD Auxiliary Hospital, Abington Avenue
- Formerly used as a “divisional hospital” for soldiers billeted in the area. In October 1915 it admitted its first 24 patients. Capacity for 60. Commandant Mrs Jennings.
- Northamptonshire War Hospital, Duston
- Took over the buildings of the Berry Wood Asylum in late 1915 after the County Council offered the asylum as an additional war hospital and existing patients had been transferred to other asylums. Admitted more than 25000 patients during the war befire it closed in March 1919. After the war, it was returned to its former role and was renamed as St. Crispin’s Hospital.
- Dallington VAD Hospital
- At Dallington House, owned by Lord Spencer. First 25 patents admitted in November 1915. Capacity for 70.
- Addison Villas, Billing Road
- Is mentioned as a “detention hospital” by March 1916 in Red Cross service records of a number of staff
- Castile House, Castillian Street
- The property of Mr. & Mrs. J. R. Jackson, who in mid-1916 gave up all of its space except for two rooms that they continued to occupy. It was certainly operating as a hospital by September 1916 and continued to do so until December 1918. Property purchased by YWCA in November 1918 for use as a hostel.
- Golf Club House VAD Hospital, Church Brampton
- Began to admit patients in August 1916. Commandant Miss K. Bradford.
- Barry Road VAD Hospital
- Barry Road Schools taken over in May 1917 and fitted out for 204 beds (75 in the infants school, 65 in the girls school and 64 in the boys). Commandant Miss Lydia Boot.
- General Hospital
Other areas of the county
- Brackley Auxiliary Hospital
- At The Gables. Opened June 1916. Commandant Mrs. Allan. Capacity for 40.
- Daventry
- Auxiliary Red Cross Hospital
- Operating by July 1915. 30 convalescent beds.
- Everdon Hall Auxiliary Hospital, Everdon
- Residence of Mr. & Mrs. Henry Hawkins. Began to admit convalescent patients in May 1915. 10 beds.
- Auxiliary Red Cross Hospital
- Kettering
- General Hospital
- Military wards closed in February 1919.
- VAD Hospital, London Road
- Rushton Hall
- Residence of Mr. and Mrs. Breitmeyer. Began to admit convalescent patients in March 1915. 22 beds. Ceased to be used as a hospital in September 1916.
- Barton Seagrave
- Residence of Mrs. Stringer. Mentioned as being provided with 10 convalescent beds in September 1914.
- General Hospital
- Market Harborough area
- Byfield
- Lady Hesketh’s VAD Hospital
- At Eydon Hall, residence of Lady Florence Fermor-Hesketh, who equipped it with 5 wards with total 20 beds. Wards named after her friends and relations. Sister in Charge Miss Aline Colston.
- Lady Hesketh’s VAD Hospital
- Cottesbrooke VAD Hospital
- In operation by December 1914. Matron Mrs. J. G. M. Townsend-Whitling.
- East Haddon
- Lady Horne’s VAD Hospital, the Institute
- Commandant Miss Katherine Earnshaw
- Lady Horne’s VAD Hospital, the Institute
- Guisborough Grange
- Residence of Mrs. J. Lowther. Mentioned as being provided with 10 convalescent beds in September 1914. Commandant Miss Edith Drane. Eventually 25 beds.
- Sulby Hall
- Residence of T. Guy Paget. 50 convalescent beds.
- Thornby Grange
- Residence of Captain & Mrs. St. John Mildmay. 34 convalescent beds
- Byfield
- Oundle
- Barnwell Castle
- Residence of Mrs. & Mrs. H. Czarnikow. In use as convalescent hospital of 10 beds by October 1914.
- Barnwell Castle
- Towcester
- Blakesley House Auxiliary Hospital
- Home of Mr. & Mrs. Bartholomew. 9 beds by December 1914.
- Duncote Hall Convalescent Hospital
- Residence of Captain, later Major, J. C. Lewis. Hospital began to admit patients in March 1915.
- Towcester Lodge
- Part of the home of Mrs. & Mrs. W. Bairstow, who donated three rooms for the purpose in 1915. Commandant Mrs. G. H. Percival. Initially 12 and later 18 beds.
- Lois Weedon House, Lois Weedon near Weston
- Hospital for officers from November 1916. Commandant Mrs. Cooper (presumably Mrs. G. W. Cooper, wife of Captain Cooper who owned the house).
- Blakesley House Auxiliary Hospital
- Wellingborough
- Wellingborough Hospital
- Closed for military work in March 1919.
- Higham Ferrers VAD Auxiliary Hospital
- Established in village parish rooms for 20 beds in March 1915. Commandant Mrs. Clara Poynton Patenall. Admitted some 765 patients during the Great War.
- Hinwick House VAD Auxiliary Hospital
- 26 beds opened in November 1914. Commandant Mrs. F. H. Orlebar. Admitted some 550 patients during the Great War.
- Wellingborough Hospital