[1] It was a small hospital of 14 beds, serving local people in need.

[2] It was renamed several times in the early 20th century:[2] In 1930, the hospital was rebuilt by Aston Webb and Son to a design by Maurice Webb, and renamed in honour of Princess Beatrice, who laid the foundation stone.

The 1887 hospital was based in Walwyn House (formerly called Brecknock Villa), which had been built for John Evan Thomas in 1842.

[3] A separate nurses’ home was provided on Finborough Road.

[2] As of 2020, the 1930 building is still standing, called Princess Beatrice House: it provides boarding accommodation for Kensington Park School.