ðə hˈɑːspɪɾəl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd baɪ sˈæmjuːl wˈɪtbɹɛd, ðə bɹˈuːɚ, hˌuː hæd lˈɛft pˈaʊnd ˈeɪt,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ɪn hɪz wɪl fɚðə pˈɜːpəs ʌv ɪstˈæblɪʃɪŋ ɐ hˈɑːspɪɾəl.
The hospital was founded by Samuel Whitbread, the brewer, who had left £8,000 in his will for the purpose of establishing a hospital.