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Location
Adelaide Grove, East Cowes, Isle of Wight Description The Hospital was built as a Memorial to Frank James, a mariner killed by an elephant in Africa in 1899. It was endowed by his brothers as a home for seamen. Latterly it was used as a cottage hospital for the local people of East Cowes, within the NHS. It has been up for sale since 2004 - possible developments include residential use. |
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Hospital
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Inscription
poem appears above main entrance YE WHO IN THESE WALLS DO MEET PRAY YOU FIND A SAFE RETREAT THO YE FOUGHT WIND AND TIDE HERE IN PORT MAY YE ABIDE TILL THAT DAY YOUR VOYAGE BE WHITHER IS NOR STORM OR SEA
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