Ipswich Hospital Museum
The Ipswich Hospital Museum tells stories of the progress of local health services. The Museum is located in the Jubilee building, the oldest and most ornate building on the Ipswich Hospital campus, high on Denmark Hill. Volunteers welcome visitors every Wednesday morning.
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See the magnificent marble-topped cabinet, which was centrepiece of the children’s ward for much of the 20th century. It was transformed each December into a magical Christmas scene. The heavy cabinet required ten men and a crane to move it into the hospital museum building in 2009.
Find out about the first matron of the hospital, Ellen Raymond, who travelled from Ireland in 1859 to take up the position. Sadly, after only 6 years, she died from typhoid, contracted from nursing a patient.
The Museum’s extensive photos and documentation may be available on request for family and history research.
