Wrightington Hall, Wrightington Hospital
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Wrightington Hall, Wrightington Hospital
Image: © David Long Taken: 1 Feb 2010
Part of the Wrightington, Wigan & Leigh Health Trust. It was opened in 1932 as a Tuberculosis Hospital, out in the country for fresh air and isolation. In the 1960s it became famous for pioneering hip replacement operations, which are still carried out there.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.59005
Longitude
-2.710003