A short history of the rise and progress of the Manchester Royal Infirmary : from the year 1752 to 1877 / [F. Renaud].
- Renaud, F.
- Date:
- 1898
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: A short history of the rise and progress of the Manchester Royal Infirmary : from the year 1752 to 1877 / [F. Renaud]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Me. Chakles White, 1 Me. Jajvies Buechall, Me. Edwaed Hall, Surgeons. Thomas White, Esq., ] Surgeons Kichaed Hall, Esq., j Extraordinary. Note : Dr. Thomas White was father of Mr. Charles White. Towards the end of the year 1753, a conveyance of the land having been formally executed, a large meeting of the Trustees was again held, when an architect’s plan of the proposed building was sub- mitted, approved, and ordered to be put into execution. The first instalment of the Infirmary was finished by April, 1755, and arrangements were made for an extension as circumstances might require. Subscriptions to the amount of T815 had been promised, and T955 received as benefactions. In consideration of their services, it was ordered that the irresent Physicians and Surgeons should be accounted Trustees. In June, 1756, an east wing, uniform with the west wing, was ordered to be built, and appro- priated for a laundry and wash-house. The Infirmary proper was constructed to hold 40 beds at the least, with a prospective extension to 80. An oblong sheet of water occupied the front of the Daub Hole Field,” stretching from the present](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28986568_0013.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
