 The original hospital in Salford was established in Chapel Street, Salford in 1827 and was known as the Salford and Pendleton Dispensary.It became the Salford and Pendleton Royal Hospital and Dispensary in 1847 and the Salford Royal Hospital in the 1870s.In June 1941, during the Manchester Blitz, the hospital on Chapel Street was struck by German bombs and 14 nurses died.