Parks · Northern Ireland
Musgrave Park Hospital
In or near Edenderry.
Musgrave Park Hospital in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Balmoral · 0.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Musgrave Park Hospital is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, 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
Musgrave Park Hospital is a specialist hospital in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It specialises in orthopaedics, rheumatology, sports medicine and rehabilitation of patients of all ages. These specialties are spread out across a large site in the leafy suburbs of South Belfast. The hospital is named after the 48 acres (19 ha) of adjacent municipal parkland known as Musgrave Park, first opened to the public in 1920. The hospital is managed by the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The hospital opened in 1920. The United States Army constructed nissen huts on the site during the Second World War to create a temporary base for soldiers preparing to take part in the Normandy Landings. The hospital has played its part in the history of The Troubles. On 15 December 1980, Sean McKenna, one of the original seven hunger strikers was moved to Musgrave Park Hospital. On 2 November 1991, a bomb planted by the Provisional IRA exploded in the Military Wing at Musgrave Park hospital. Two soldiers were killed (one Royal Army Medical Corps, named Phil Cross, the other Royal Corps of Transport, named Craig Pantry) and 11 other people were injured, among them a five-year-old girl and…
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- Coordinates
- 54.5675, -5.9769
- District
- Belfast
- Postcode
- BT9 7JB
- Parliamentary constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
- Established
- 1920
- Nearest railway station
- Balmoral — 0.6 km
- Official site
- www.belfasttrust.hscni.net
Sources
- wikidata: Q6941171 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Musgrave Park Hospital (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Musgrave Park Hospital?
- Musgrave Park Hospital is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom (postcode BT9 7JB).
- What is Musgrave Park Hospital?
- Musgrave Park Hospital in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Musgrave Park Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Balmoral, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode BT9 7JB.
- When was Musgrave Park Hospital built?
- Built or established in 1920.
- Is Musgrave Park Hospital free to visit?
- Yes, Musgrave Park Hospital is free to enter.
- How do I get to Musgrave Park Hospital?
- The nearest railway station is Balmoral, about 0.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode BT9 7JB.