Jessop Hospital

The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop, a wealthy steelworks-owner. It was built to replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women, which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Victorian style.

An Edwardian wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds. A further wing was added in the 1970s, increasing this number to the 217 present at closure in 2001.

The main maternity hospital in Sheffield is now the Jessop Wing of the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

In 2007 the majority of the 1970s wing was demolished in advance of re-development by the University of Sheffield as part of their Jessop West development.

The new Jessop West development, comissioned by the University of Sheffield, is being overseen by Ove Arup & Partners Limited. The new building will be 7 stories high and house the English, History and Modern Languages departments of The University of Sheffield. There will also be a cafe, exhibition area and presentation area in the centre of the complex on the ground floor.