Military hospitals: St Helens
Pilkington Special Hospital, Borough Road, St Helens. The studio, where an artist makes casts of deformities and provides perfectly fitting splints. The Pilkington Special Orthopaedic Hospital was conceived by Surgeon James R Kerr along with Pilkington Brothers, glass manufacturers. It was established in 1916 for the treatment and rehabilitation of servicemen disabled during the First World War
Picture No
10822481
Media ID
45252788
Size
3938px x 4810px
(9.8MB)
Credit
Historic England / Mary Evans
Source
Historic England Collection
Date
01 September 1918
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