Curious Sign....
Weird sign near Waterloo reads - 'General Lying In Hospital'.
Location: Near Waterloo, SE1 7ND
Description: If you can find it, we know it exists...one of London's curious old signs. This one near Waterloo is for 'General Lying In Hospital'...very bizarre!
Tours: Quirky London
Tours: London 2012
Themes: Quirky
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Weird sign near Waterloo reads - 'General Lying In Hospital'. |
Ranking This Month: 2015/3067
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Credits: Time Out - London
2» I was born at the General Lying In Hospital. It was a maternity hospital that, when it closed down, became part of the nearby St Thomas Hospital. (Anna)
1» To shed a little light on this curiosity, "Lying-In" was a Victorian euthamism for giving birth- it was probably a maternity hospital. (Iain Watson)
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