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The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop a wealthy steelworks-owner. The architect was John Dodsley Webster. It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women at Figtree Lane which had only nine beds. The building cost £26000 – a lot of money at the time – all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds and was built in the classic Gothic Revival style.An Edwardian wing was built later the hospital now accommodating 151 beds.
