Poster: We Want St Leonards
Object
Poster
Production date
1983
Object number
2024.164
Physical Description
Rectangle poster, off-white background. Red cross printed in the centre with a diagonal split across the centre from the top left to bottom right. Black text printed over the red cross. Black text in two columns at the bottom of the poster.
Object history
Poster created by Hackney Health Emergency to raise public awareness about the proposed closure of St Leonard's Hospital in Hoxton / Shoreditch.
Associated Event
Associated Organisation
Hackney Health Emergency (Produced for)
Associated Person
Whittles, Louise (Made by)
Associated Place
Material
Paper
Dimension
Height: 586mm
Width: 412mm
Width: 412mm
Exhibition Label
From '1980s People Power: The Campaign to Save St Leonard's Hospital'
This poster was created by Hackney Health Emergency to raise public awareness about the proposed closure of Leonard's Hospital.
Hackney Health Emergency formed in January 1983 at the Hackney Trades Council building in Dalston Lane. It quickly won the support of local MPs and councillors of all parties. Its aim was to prevent St Leonard’s Hospital from closing.
Closure would mean residents would have to travel to St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London until the new Homerton Hospital opened in 1986.
This poster was created by Hackney Health Emergency to raise public awareness about the proposed closure of Leonard's Hospital.
Hackney Health Emergency formed in January 1983 at the Hackney Trades Council building in Dalston Lane. It quickly won the support of local MPs and councillors of all parties. Its aim was to prevent St Leonard’s Hospital from closing.
Closure would mean residents would have to travel to St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London until the new Homerton Hospital opened in 1986.
On display?
No
Inscription
We want St Leonards
What we will lose:
90 acute beds
Casualty dept
Outpatient dept
X-Ray dept
Physio dept
Chiropody dept
Other hospitals to close
The Mothers
The German
St Matthews
St John's
Hackney Health Emergency
What we will lose:
90 acute beds
Casualty dept
Outpatient dept
X-Ray dept
Physio dept
Chiropody dept
Other hospitals to close
The Mothers
The German
St Matthews
St John's
Hackney Health Emergency
