The Stroud Hospitals League of Friends is marking 150 years of Stroud General Hospital at its current site with a special exhibition exploring the hospital’s history and development over the past century and a half.
Hosted at the Museum in the Park in Stroud, the exhibition highlights the hospital’s long-standing importance to the local community. For much of its history, it was run entirely by GPs, playing a central role in local healthcare.
Displays will include a detailed model of the hospital created by a former porter, alongside nurses’ uniforms, medical equipment, posters, photographs and original drawings. A slideshow will also show how the site has been extended and redeveloped over time.
The exhibition runs from Saturday 23 May to Sunday 31 May and is free to enter throughout the May half-term holidays. Opening times are 10am to 4.30pm Tuesday to Friday, and 11am to 4.30pm at weekends and on Bank Holiday Monday.
It will be officially opened on Saturday 23 May at 11.15am by Stroud MP Dr Simon Opher.
Margaret Greaves, chair of the Stroud Hospitals League of Friends, said the hospital had “withstood the turmoils of the NHS over the past 70 years” and remained a “unique asset to the community”, combining modern equipment with traditional nursing care.
She added: “It’s great to celebrate 150 years and we plan to build on this special history into the future.”
