part 23 - Driessen archive - Huddersfield Military Hospital [England]
source: Driessen archive - digital
archivist: Andreas Driessen op ten Bulten
cannot show the archive images, however photo's of them are available, for a small fee [$/euro 2.50 each, payment via paypal]
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Huddersfield Miltary Hospital [England]
brief history:
The site was located at Royds hall, Luck lane in the Paddock area of Huddersfield, and was bought in 1913 to build houses and school.
However due the outbreak of WW1 in 1914 the were plans delayed and changed into military hospital with 600 beds in 1915.
In 1917 it was increased to 2000 beds and treated 22000 soldiers during the war.
In 1919 the military hospital was closed, and the Royds hall became a secondary school.
Driessen archive:
1) War hospital Huddersfield 1916 - overview of the huts/wards - by M. A. Hermitage - photo postcard. [23-00502]
2) View of a military ward - by M. A. Armitage, Lower studio, Longwood, Huddersfield - photo postcard. [23-00501a/b]
3) View of nurses and wounded soldiers, door and brick building - photo postcard. [23-00503a/b]
4) View of large group of nurses, with matron in the middle and male officers [doctors] - by M. A. Armitage, Lower studio, Longwood,
Huddersfield - photo postcard. [23-00504a/b]