Stonehouse Heritage Trail 2, The Royal Naval Hospital Boundary Wall

The Hospital was completed in 1762. Its unique design of separate ward blocks, linked together by a covered walkway around a square, was an innovation in its time. During these early days some sailors were pressed men. Once sent to hospital there was an irresistible opportunity to try to escape. To prevent this a high wall was built and guards mounted at the gates and at major vantage points throughout the Hospital