Princess_Alexandra_Hospital,_Harlow

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow

Hospital in Essex, England


The Princess Alexandra Hospital is an acute general hospital in Harlow, Essex, England. It is managed by the Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust.

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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]

A scene from the film A Clockwork Orange was shot at the hospital in 1970.[5]


References

  1. Bettley, James; Pevsner, Nikolaus (2007). Essex. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300116144.
  2. "Harlow, Princess Alexandra Hospital c.1965". Francis Frith. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. 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.
  4. "A Clockwork Orange". IMDB. Retrieved 24 November 2018.

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