Warneford Hospital was an institution which served as the main hospital for the town of Leamington Spa, Warwickshire between its opening in 1834 and its closure in 1993.
[2] It was initially funded either by the patients themselves, by wealthy individual donors or by collections made from the general public.
[2] The maternity unit, the Cay Block,[4] was financed by donations and collections organised by Mrs Annie Cay.
[2] The hospital became the main birthplace for local babies after the Cay Block opened in 1939.
[2] The hospital joined the National Health Service in 1948[3] and Radio Warneford first broadcast in 1973.