Brampton War Memorial Hospital

Introduction

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Brampton War Memorial Hospital

Image: © Rose and Trev Clough Taken: 24 Oct 2018

The hospital opened in 1923. It was built to commemorate those from Brampton and surrounding parishes who died for their country in World War I. Their names (144 in total) are recorded on wooden boards inside the building - for more information, see IWM war memorials register https://www.iwm.org.uk/memorials/item/memorial/4290 and Royal British Legion, Carlisle & Stanwix Branch http://branches.britishlegion.org.uk/branches/carlisle/ww1-heroes-walk-of-honour/memorial-18-brampton-hospital-war-memorial-brampton . Still in use today, the hospital has 15 beds and provides various outpatient services. See also Image .

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Image Location

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Latitude
54.938791
Longitude
-2.726706