The Jessop Hospital for Women was opened in 1878 with funds from Thomas Jessop, a wealthy steelworks-owner. It was built to
replace the old Sheffield Hospital for Women, which had only nine beds. The building cost £26,000 - a lot of money at the
time - all paid for by Jessop. Initially it had fifty-seven beds, and was built in the classic Victorian style. An Edwardian
wing was built later, the hospital now accommodating 151 beds.