fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ ˈɑːɹθɚ hˈɪl hˈæsɔːl, dɪzˈaɪnd baɪ lˈoʊkəl ˈɑːɹkɪtˌɛkt tˈɑːməs hˈɛlaɪɚ ænd ˈoʊpənd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn æz ðə nˈæʃənəl kˈɑːɾɪdʒ hˈɑːspɪɾəl fɔːɹ kənsˈʌmpʃən ænd dɪzˈiːzᵻz ʌvðə tʃˈɛst, ɪɾ ˈɔfɚd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛpɹət sˈaʊθfˈeɪsɪŋ bˈɛdɹuːmz fɔːɹ ɪts pˈeɪʃənts.
Founded by Arthur Hill Hassall, designed by local architect Thomas Hellyer and opened in 1869 as the National Cottage Hospital for Consumption and Diseases of the Chest, it offered 130 separate south-facing bedrooms for its patients.