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Date: 1855-1862 Type: Hospital Status: Unknown Street: Town Bush Rd   Click to view large map Coordinates: 29°34'51.65" S 30°21'47.83" E

Sir George Grey, Governor of the Cape Colony, visited Pietermaritzburg in October 1855. He had recently made provision for the building of a hospital in Port Elizabeth and now set about planning one for Pietermaritzburg. He promised funds of 1000 pounds for the erection of the building, provided that the Town Council contributed a suitable site, and 1000 acres of "choice spots in various parts of the Town Lands". In 1965 Old Merchiston School was converted into a College of Nursing. In 1968 the new nurse’s home was built for student nurses. In 1971 the decision was made to build The New Grey’s Hospital on Town Hill. In 1972 The Sanatorium in Loop Street, was taken over by Grey’s and became known as St Anne’s. (St Anne’s was founded in 1897 and opened in 1898.) In March 1984 the New Grey’s was completed. (Source: Grey's Hospital 2005.) All truncated references not fully cited below are those of Joanna Walker's original text and cited in full in the 'Bibliography' entry of the Lexicon.