Memorials & monuments · Central Scotland
King's Cross Hospital
In or near Dundee.
King's Cross Hospital in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
JThomas — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Dundee · 2.3 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
King's Cross Hospital is a place of interest in Scotland Islands, 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
King's Cross Hospital, often shortened to King's Cross is a hospital in Dundee, Scotland. It is managed by NHS Tayside.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
King's Cross opened in November 1889 at a site in Clepington Road, Dundee. It was the city's first permanent fever hospital and was built by Dundee Town Council to treat patients with infectious diseases, including typhus, diphtheria and smallpox. Until the late 1860s, such patients had usually been admitted to Dundee Royal Infirmary, although a temporary fever hospital had been set up in a converted building in Lower Union Street during the 1832 cholera outbreak. As the need for isolation of patients with infectious diseases became more widely recognised, some temporary wooden pavilions were built on the outskirts of Lochee in 1867 and later on the site of what is now King's Cross for…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 56.4762, -2.9857
- District
- Dundee City
- Postcode
- DD3 8DJ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Dundee Central
- Established
- 1889
- Nearest railway station
- Dundee — 2.3 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16852446 (CC0)
- wikipedia: King's Cross Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is King's Cross Hospital?
- King's Cross Hospital is in the Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom (postcode DD3 8DJ).
- What is King's Cross Hospital?
- King's Cross Hospital in Scotland Islands, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to King's Cross Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Dundee, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode DD3 8DJ.
- When was King's Cross Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1889.
- Is King's Cross Hospital free to visit?
- Yes, King's Cross Hospital is free to enter.
- How do I get to King's Cross Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Dundee, about 2.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DD3 8DJ.