The hospital was founded in 1927, to care for injured soldiers from the First World War[1] under the then Ministry of Pensions, replacing a military hospital at Beckett Park.[2] It was opened on 16 May 1927 by Princess Mary. She had been welcomed by the Leeds Lord MayorHugh Lupton, whose niece, Anne Lupton, had been appointed a MBE in 1920 for her work on the Leeds War Pensions Committee, advising injured soldiers.[3] The hospital was built in the grounds of Gledhow Grove mansion, and the mansion itself was also used. Gledhow Grove had been the home of both Albert Kitson, Lord Airedale and his first cousin - Frederick James Kitson, Leeds Lord Mayor in 1908 and 1910. Lord and Lady Airedale had owned the nearby Gledhow Hall Estate.[4][5][6]
In 1953 the hospital was transferred to the Ministry of Health and developed as a general hospital. In 1975 the Newton Green Wing was opened in purpose-built buildings on the opposite, south, side of Harehills Lane. It was named after the Newton Green Hall estate, acquired in 1936, upon which the new hospital buildings were built.[7] New accommodation for the whole hospital was added on this site 1992-1994, and opened by the Duchess of Kent. The old hospital buildings were demolished, the Grade II listed mansion has been left derelict with new housing built in the grounds.[8]
Chapel
The chapel is located on the third floor of the north wing.[9]
Broadcasting
The hospital operates a 24/7 radio station, Radio Allerton, which has broadcast to both staff and patients since 1978.[10]
^Meyer, Jessica (2019). "3: Carrying, Cleaning Caring: Other Ranks' Roles Along the Line of Evacuation". An Equal Burden: The Men of the Royal Army Medical Corps in the First World War (1 ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 93. ISBN978-0-19-882416-9.
^"Princess Mary..." Portsmouth Evening News Hampshire, England. 16 May 1927. Retrieved 4 July 2015. ....hospital ideal place treatment, and headphones are provided for all patients in the main block. Princess Mary was welcomed by Lord Mayor (Alderman Hugh Lupton) and Major Tryon, M.P., Minister of Pensions, and she was given hearty reception as.....Derby Daily Telegraph Derbyshire, England, 16 May 1927 - PRINCESS MARY OPENS HOSPITAL Princess Mary at Leeds this morning opened the Ministry of Pensions new hospital at Gledhow Grove, formerly the home of Lord Airedale.....
^"Long Delayed Scheme". Yorkshire Post and Leeds Intelligencer. West Yorkshire, England. Retrieved 14 February 2016. ...the patients at Beckett's Park. Last summer His Majesty's Office of Works purchased from (Leeds Lord Mayor) Mr. F. J. Kitson, Gledhow Grove, formerly the residence of the Hon. Sir Gervase Beckett, M.P. for North Leeds. The house and grounds, which occupy an area of about...
