Princess Alexandra Hospital, Harlow
| Princess Alexandra Hospital | |
|---|---|
| The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust | |
 Princess Alexandra Hospital | |
  Shown in Essex | |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]A scene from the film A Clockwork Orange was shot at the hospital in 1970.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ 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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