Many of the photos you’ll see here are before the NHS had even been formed.
Hospitals included are St Mary’s Hospital, St James’ Hospital, Gosport War Memorial Hospital, The Royal Portsmouth Hospital, The Royal Hospital Haslar and Queen Alexandra Hospital.
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21. Portsmouth hospital
Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham, seen across fields Photo: The News archive
23. Portsmouth hospital
The old administration block at Queen Alexandra Hospital, Cosham. Believed to dated from the end of the First World War Photo: The News archive
24. Portsmouth hospital
Royal Hospital gates and Tricorn centre car park Not the best quality photograph but here we see the gates into the Royal Hospital with the Tricorn car park in the top left corner. Photo: The News archive