Hayes: The former Hayes Cottage Hospital
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Image: © Nigel Cox Taken: 11 Jan 2015
The hospital with just 5 beds was opened in 1898 on Grange Road. By 1948, when the hospital became part of the NHS, its capacity had expanded to 22 beds. In 1990 the hospital closed and became a private nursing home.