Science centres · North East England
Royal Victoria Infirmary
In or near Newcastle upon Tyne.
Royal Victoria Infirmary in England North East, United Kingdom.
Eirian Evans — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket · 0.5 km
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Royal Victoria Infirmary is a place of interest in England North East, 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
The Royal Victoria Infirmary (RVI) is a 673-bed tertiary referral hospital and research centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, with strong links to Newcastle University. The hospital is part of the Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is a designated academic health science centre.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The original hospital was the Newcastle upon Tyne Infirmary at Forth Banks which was funded by way of public subscription. The foundation stone was laid by Joseph Butler, the Bishop of Durham, on 5 September 1751, following the proposals of Richard Lambert. It opened on 8 October 1753. By the end of the 19th century, despite major extensions including the Dobson Wing which opened in 1855 and the Ravensworth Wards which opened in 1885, the infirmary became overcrowded and needed to be replaced. A new hospital to be known as the Royal Victoria Infirmary was designed by William Lister Newcomb and Percy Adams and built on 10 acre of Town Moor given by the Corporation and Freemen of the City of…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9810, -1.6200
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE1 4LP
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Established
- 1751
- Nearest railway station
- Haymarket — 0.5 km
- Official site
- www.newcastle-hospitals.nhs.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q7374975 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Royal Victoria Infirmary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Royal Victoria Infirmary?
- Royal Victoria Infirmary is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE1 4LP), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- What is Royal Victoria Infirmary?
- Royal Victoria Infirmary in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Royal Victoria Infirmary?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode NE1 4LP.
- When was Royal Victoria Infirmary built?
- Built or established in 1751. Designed by Charles Holden.
- How do I get to Royal Victoria Infirmary?
- The nearest railway station is Haymarket, about 0.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NE1 4LP.