[1] The hospital had its origins in the Gynaepathic Institute which was founded by Dr William Jones in Manchester Square in January 1847.

[2] The foundation stone for a purpose-built hospital in Marylebone Road was laid by the Prince of Wales in July 1889.

[2] The new facility was designed by W. G. Habershon and J. F. Fawkner[1] and it opened in October 1889.

[3] The building is largely disused and, since closure, has fallen into disrepair.

In 2017 the owners of the site, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, stated in response to a Freedom of Information request that the building was still in use, to "provide estates and facilities support for the adjoining Western Eye Hospital" [4] [5]