Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool (1)
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Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool (1)
Image: © Stephen Richards Taken: 26 Jul 2011
A mighty palace of concrete. Planned from 1963-65 and opened in 1978. The architects were Holford Associates. This elevation to West Derby Street is a massive regular grid, behind which are the wards. Contrary to appearances the concrete members do not touch the windows but project. On the left is one of two rather sculptural ventilation ducts. The hospital has more than 700 beds, the largest in the area by some distance, and its Emergency Department is supposedly the largest in the country. Unfathomably, not everyone appreciates concrete and a plan to demolish the current buildings is making headway. For the Prescot Street elevation: Image
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Image Location
Latitude
53.409024
Longitude
-2.96558