Radcliffe Infirmary
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The Radcliffe Infirmary is a hospital in central Oxford, England, named after John Radcliffe. It is located at the southern end of Woodstock Road on the western side and backs onto Walton Street. The Radcliffe Infirmary opened in 1770 and was Oxford's first hospital.
In 1758, the initial proposals to build a hospital in Oxford were put forward at a meeting of the Radcliffe Trustees, administering John Radcliffe's estate. £4000 was made available for the new hospital, which was constructed on land given by Thomas Rowney, the Member of Parliament for Oxford.
The site is the location of the Oxford Eye Hospital, among other facilities. The Radcliffe Infirmary is due to be closed for medical use in 2007 and it has been earmarked for expansion of science departments in the University of Oxford.
See also
- John Radcliffe Hospital
External links
- [Radcliffe Infirmary information] and [history] from the [Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals website]
- [Radcliffe Infirmary Site Summary Information] from the NHS
- [Oxford Eye Hospital — Radcliffe Infirmary] including http://www.oxfordeyehospital.nhs.uk/travel/radcliffe.asp directions]
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