Cambridge Military Hospital
Architect: Messers Martin Wells and Co
Patients: 350 Military inc 27 Officers and 102 Women and Children
Closed: April 1996
Other : The hospital was named after HRH Duke of Cambridge (1819-1904) who was Commander in Chief of the Army from 1856-1895
Cambridge Military Hospital (CMH) has a fascinating history behind it. It was probably the first hospital within the UK to house the wounded and shell-shocked returning from the First World War most notably the Battle of Mons.
This hospital is also considered to be the birthplace of Plastic Surgery within the UK. Sir Harold Giles (later of Rooksdown at Park Prewett Asylum) who saw similar surgeries being performed in France was to set up a unit specialising in plastic 
surgery in 1915 and they were to go on to treat a lot of the facial injuries from the Battle of the Somme.
The clock tower of the hospital used to house 3 bells, one large and 2 small. The large bell has a twin which is now in Windsor Castle and were once considered to be Russian trophies brought back in 1856. The large bell now resides outside Gun Hill House in Aldershot after it was decided best to remove them in 1914 as not to disturb the patients!
Only in the last 30 years was this hospital made available for civilians to use. Sadly the amount of asbestos and the cost not only to remove this but to also modernise the ward forced the closure.
Today it stands almost as if it did when it closed with its very location being the main reason for the lack of vandalism. A great place to explore with its huge orange corridor, old style kitchens and very impressive Clock Tower.