About the Business
The hospital, which was built on land owned by Dr. Smith, contained approximately 14 beds and was supported by voluntary donations. The hospital treated over 12,000 patients during its first forty years, two thirds of whom were cured. The Infirmary, which passed into the hands of trustees when Dr. Smith died, continued for a few years but fell into financial difficulties and was forced to close in December 1872. Attempts were made to reinstate the hospital but financial constraints meant that none were successful.
There are few records of the use to which the building was then put, but we have sketchy details that regular dances were held during the 1930s and that it was used as a community centre for local residents. It was finally turned into a guest house (Eastleigh Guest House) and then transformed into the Stoneythorpe Hotel in 1965 and remained so until 2010 when The Tabor Group purchased the property in January of that year.
Location & Hours
10 Warwick Road
