Hall 1, Stoneleigh Park
Introduction
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Hall 1, Stoneleigh Park
Image: © Stephen McKay Taken: 4 Mar 2021
Stoneleigh Park was, for many years, home to the Royal Agricultural Show and, although that event has been discontinued, the site is still owned by the Royal Agricultural Society of England. Its current role is as 'a science park dedicated to rural sciences, innovation and business'. This includes exhibition facilities and 'Hall 1' sits at the heart of the campus. On this day, however, the hall was in use as a coronavirus vaccination centre, one of many established around the country to vaccinate the entire UK adult population against the virulent disease. The people in the picture are heading into the hall (one of them is a member of the staff checking off names); when they have had their jab they will leave via a different doorway. Compare with Image when the hall was in use for another important, but equally non-agricultural, purpose.
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Image Location
Latitude
52.339463
Longitude
-1.526902