RAF Hospital Northallerton

RAF Hospital Northallerton
Royal Air Force
A road between some buildings leading up to a large hospital building
Friarage Hospital site
Map
Geography
LocationNorthallerton, North Riding of Yorkshire, England
Coordinates54°20′31″N 1°25′44″W / 54.342°N 1.429°W / 54.342; -1.429
Organisation
Care systemMilitary
FundingGovernment hospital
Services
Beds450 (July 1944)
History
Construction started1938
OpenedJanuary 1943
ClosedNovember 1947
Links
ListsHospitals in England

RAF Hospital Northallerton, was a Second World War era military hospital, in Northallerton, Yorkshire, England. The Friarage Hospital now stands where the former hospital once stood.

The site was a once a temporary medical care centre, set up in 1938 in case of bombing casualties in the area, including Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees. The Royal Air Force (RAF) took over the hospital in 1943 and relinquished it in 1947. The hospital catered specifically for RAF and Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) personnel.


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