by local folklore to be haunted, there are many stories involving locals and happenings. Rowley Bristow Hospital Rowley Bristow Hospital, an orthopaedic hospital in Pyrford, was founded in 1928. It was formed from St Martin's home for crippled boys and the St Nicholas Hospital Home. Originally named St Nicholas' and St Martin's Orthopaedic Hospital Homes and Special School of Recovery, it was renamed in 1948 as the Rowley Bristow Orthopedic Hospital after a well known orthopaedic surgeon, and surgical director of St Nicholas, Rowley Bristow. At its prime it was considered a centre of excellence, but declined from a peak of 250 beds in 1948 to just 41 shortly before it closed in 1992. The orthopaedic department at St Peter's Hospital, Chertsey is now named the Rowley Bristow Orthopedic Unit. Notable People Jack Temple, dowser and homeopath Lorne Welch, Colditz prisoner Felix Aylmer, actor See also List of places of worship in Woking (borough) References External links Pyrford History Parish of Wisley with Pyrford Woking Borough Council Pyrford Plan Pyrford Cricket Club Villages in Surrey Woking