Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
Appearance
Princess Alexandra Hospital | |
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The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | |
Geography | |
Location | Hamstel Road, Harlow, Essex, England |
Coordinates | 51°46′17″N 0°05′11″E / 51.7714°N 0.0864°E |
Organisation | |
Care system | National Health Service |
Type | General |
Affiliated university | Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry Anglia Ruskin University |
Services | |
Emergency department | Yes |
Beds | 501 |
Helipad | Yes |
History | |
Opened | 1958 |
Links | |
Website | www |
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is an acute general hospital in Harlow, Essex, England. It is managed by the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.
History
The hospital, which was designed by Easton & Robertson[1] and built on the site of Parndon Hall, the former home of Godfrey Arkwright, opened in phases between 1958 and 1966.[2][3] The Kent Wing, designed by the Percy Thomas Partnership, opened in 1996 and the Jenny Ackroyd Centre, designed by Tangram Architects, opened in 2004.[1]
Teaching
The hospital serves as a teaching hospital for medical students from Anglia Ruskin University and Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry.[4]
In popular culture
A scene from the film A Clockwork Orange was shot at the hospital in 1970.[5]
References
- ^ a b Bettley, James; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2007). Essex. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300116144.
- ^ "Harlow, Princess Alexandra Hospital c.1965". Francis Frith. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ Powell, W R; Board, Beryl A; Briggs, Nancy; Fisher, J L; Harding, Vanessa A; Hasler, Joan; Knight, Norma; Parsons, Margaret (1983). "'Harlow Town', in A History of the County of Essex". London: British History Online. pp. 149–158. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- ^ "Key Facts - Medicine MBBS 5 Years (A100) - Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry". Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "A Clockwork Orange". IMDB. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
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