The Royal Infirmary was a hospital in Sheffield, South Yorkshire Built on Infirmary Road, Albert Road and ?. It opened in 1792 under the name Sheffield General Infirmary and was renamed Royal Infirmary in 1897 and closed in 1980. Built by J.D. Webster & Son's, It had many unique features. One distinctive part was "The Round house", an octaganol outpatient department built in 1884 and was lit by a Cupola. The roof was wrought iron lattice girder's and a tiled waiting room with the consulting rooms leaving off of it. It was extended in1900 by hospital Architects, specialists in hospital architecture. In the 1960's this building was used for Eye appointments and medical records storage. The nurses home "Centenary House" was built in 1897 and there lay many stories !.Over the years other buildings were built including the surgical block, E.NT & Dermatology, Lab & pharmacy,Dr's residence with Nursing dining rooms attatched. Also a medical block and in later years two wards for Cancer patients. One cannot forget the underground, one could go from building to building especially at night, it could be spooky!. There was also a Tennis  Court and a security lodge at the bottom of the driveway. Research in 1841, i do not know, but i do have a copy of a talk given by "Nancy Wood" on May 10th 1997 at the Reunion of nurses trained at the Royal Infirmary, Sheffield  to celebrate the 200th Anniversary of it's opening. It is a very interesting resource including the specifics for specific rooms on each floor.. Surgery was,of course carried out without anaesthetic until 1847 and although it is not in this period ,it is intersting to see how Ether was first used at The Infirmary. Administered from a glass bottle -the vapor being formed by the ether being poured on to small sponges in it. the gentle warmth of the fire and the Dr's hands was enough to vaporise it. In the late 1950's Mr James Hardman, Neurosurgeon was famous for his work for patient's with Parkinson's disease. The patient had to be awake so he designed  a chair that he made from wood. His patients were on Wards 21 & 22 and the hospital was the center for Neurosurgery in South Yorkshire, especially for head trauma. I hope this helps with your interest. I trained at Sheffield Royal Infirmary 1960 - 1963 and was a Night Sister from 1964 to 1966 ,then i came to California. Mary  Duggan (Eyre) ________________________________ ENG-SHEFFIELD Digest, Vol 5, Issue 101 *********************************************