The Mater Hospital from the Protestant Hopewell Estate
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The Mater Hospital from the Protestant Hopewell Estate
Image: © Eric Jones Taken: 21 Jul 2014
The Mater Infirmorum was set up by the Catholic Sisters of Mercy who adopted a policy of offering treatment and care to all comers, Catholic and Protestant. The hospital was not fully integrated into the NHS until the 1970s.
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Image Location
Latitude
54.608915
Longitude
-5.940784