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Balfour Hospital
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Balfour Hospital in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Balfour Hospital is a place of interest in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Balfour Hospital is a rural general hospital in Kirkwall, Orkney. It is managed by NHS Orkney.
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Background
History
In 1836, John Balfour of Trenabie set up a charitable trust for the founding of a hospital with the interest from £20,000 worth of Mexican government bonds. In 1845, the trustees of the hospital fund bought the house from local merchant, James Shearer, together with the two large gardens and blacksmith's shop on the west side of the street, for £450. At first known simply as the Orkney Hospital, it became the Balfour Hospital in 1853, in recognition of the contribution of the Balfour family. This building is now the Kirkwall West End Hotel. A Macmillan House ward for cancer patients had opened at the Eastbank Hospital in 1993; this was replaced by a Macmillan House ward in the Balfour…
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- Coordinates
- 58.9756, -2.9644
- District
- Orkney Islands
- Postcode
- KW15 1BL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Orkney and Shetland
- Established
- 1845
Sources
- wikidata: Q4850756 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Balfour Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 3Frequently asked questions
- Where is Balfour Hospital?
- Balfour Hospital is in the Scottish Islands, United Kingdom (postcode KW15 1BL).
- What is Balfour Hospital?
- Balfour Hospital in Orkney + Shetland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Balfour Hospital?
- Drivers can use postcode KW15 1BL.
- When was Balfour Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1845.
- How do I get to Balfour Hospital?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode KW15 1BL. It sits within the Orkney and Shetland parliamentary constituency.