Staff of Asclepius, Jubilee Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital
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Staff of Asclepius, Jubilee Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital
Image: © Ian Capper Taken: 20 Oct 2016
The finial on top of the tower of the Jubilee Centre, Queen Victoria Hospital in the form of a copper Staff of Asclepius. The Jubilee Centre was built in 1936 when the Queen Victoria Hospital moved to this site. For wider view see Image The Staff of Asclepius, in the form of a snake entwining a rod, is a traditional sign of medicine, Asclepius being a Greek god associated with healing and medicine, whose symbols were a snake and a staff.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.135214
Longitude
-0.000636