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Blackburn Royal Infirmary-Visited April 2010
Blackburn Royal Infirmary-Visited April 2010
What's left of the Blackburn Royal Infirmary sits on an 8 acre site, costing £3200 in the latter part of the 19c. The foundation stone was laid in 1858 by william Pilkington. It was opened in 1865, in 1884 a new wing was added costing £4000. Then in 1901 due to the ever expanding population another was added, costing £1100 which commemorated Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In later years, a Nurses home , Children's ward and several other wings were added and it became an NHS hospital in 1948. In 2006 the entire site was decommissioned and about 80% of the Hospital has now been demolished, but what remains is a great example of Victorian red brick architecture with plenty of photographic gems inside.
Blackburn Royal Infirmary-Visited April 2010
What's left of the Blackburn Royal Infirmary sits on an 8 acre site, costing £3200 in the latter part of the 19c. The foundation stone was laid in 1858 by william Pilkington. It was opened in 1865, in 1884 a new wing was added costing £4000. Then in 1901 due to the ever expanding population another was added, costing £1100 which commemorated Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. In later years, a Nurses home , Children's ward and several other wings were added and it became an NHS hospital in 1948. In 2006 the entire site was decommissioned and about 80% of the Hospital has now been demolished, but what remains is a great example of Victorian red brick architecture with plenty of photographic gems inside.
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