It means the timeline for building the cancer ward, the overhauled emergency department and on-site helipad is now uncertain due to the coronavirus pandemic – and bosses are appealing to the public for help.
The hospital has been part of Sheffield for more than 140 years, and is renowned for its expertise and the standard of its healthcare. Below are 15 pictures that highlight the place’s long history and the way it has touched the lives of patients and families across many generations.
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1. Humble beginnings
The Sheffield Free Hospital for Sick Children was founded in 1876 at Brightmore House on Brookhill. The move to Western Bank happened in 1880. Photo: Picture Sheffield
2. A lasting sight
The old part of the hospital, which still stands today on the corner of Western Bank and Clarkson Street, was built in the early 1900s. Photo: Picture Sheffield
3. An early glimpse inside
This picture, from the early 1900s, shows staff looking after children on a ward - pictured from left to right are C. L. Edgington, Beatrice Hayes, Martha W. Foster and Elizabeth M. Davis. Photo: Picture Sheffield
4. Taking the air
Here children are being nursed outdoors in the 1950s at the children's hospital's Thornbury Annexe, which opened in 1951 in Ranmoor. The building was sold in 1982 to become a private hospital. Photo: Picture Sheffield