▁Hospital ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁by ▁William ▁Mars den ▁at ▁ 1 , ▁C annon ▁Row , ▁West min ster . ▁ ▁Mars den , ▁deeply ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁wife ▁Elizabeth ▁Ann ▁from ▁cancer , ▁resolved ▁to ▁class ify ▁tum ours , ▁research ▁the ▁causes ▁and ▁find ▁new ▁treat ments . ▁The ▁hospital ▁at ▁first ▁consisted ▁sole ly ▁of ▁a ▁disp ens ary ▁and ▁the ▁dru gs ▁pres cribed ▁were ▁pal li ative ▁and ▁aim ed ▁at ▁tre ating ▁sympt oms , ▁but ▁it ▁allowed ▁William ▁Mars den ▁the ▁opportunity ▁to ▁study ▁and ▁research ▁the ▁disease . ▁ ▁The ▁hospital ▁quickly ▁out g rew ▁its ▁original ▁prem ises ▁as ▁it ▁became ▁apparent ▁that ▁some ▁patients ▁required ▁in pat ient ▁care . ▁It ▁moved ▁locations ▁several ▁times ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 8 5 0 s ▁until ▁its ▁benef act ors ▁decided ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁permanent ▁solution . ▁Fund s ▁were ▁raised ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁dedicated ▁new ▁building ▁on ▁a ▁tract ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁B rom pton ▁along ▁the ▁Ful ham ▁Road . ▁The ▁design ▁was ▁by ▁Mess rs ▁John ▁Young ▁& ▁Son . ▁The ▁hospital ▁was ▁granted ▁its ▁Royal ▁Char ter ▁of ▁In cor por ation ▁by ▁King ▁George ▁V ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁and ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁The ▁Can cer ▁Hospital ▁( Free ). ▁This ▁was ▁subsequently ▁changed ▁by ▁King ▁Edward ▁VIII ▁to ▁include ▁the ▁word ▁‘ Ro yal ’ ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁renamed ▁The ▁Royal ▁Mars den ▁Hospital