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Great Western Road, GLOUCESTER, GL1 3NN

The main entrance. The 683 bed District General Hospital was opened in 1914. Completely rebuilt in the 1960s with an 11-storey tower added in 1975. A major expansion was completed in 2005. The cathedral city and county town of Gloucestershire, Gloucester lies on the River Severn and is linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the river’s estuary. Founded by the Romans in AD 97, the city gained its first charter in 1155. In the Middle Ages there were a large number of monastic establishments including St Peter's Abbey founded in 679 - later Gloucester Cathedral. Until the construction of the Severn Bridge in 1966, Gloucester was the lowest road bridging point on the River Severn. The city has a long association with the aerospace business, including the Gloster Aircraft Company.

The multi-storey building is the Tower Ward block http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/307768 part of Gloucester Royal Hospital.

Viewed from Gloucester station platform 1 looking towards Gloucester Royal Hospital's Tower Ward block.

The Tower Block. The 683 bed District General Hospital was opened in 1914. Completely rebuilt in the 1960s with an 11-storey tower added in 1975. A major expansion was completed in 2005. The cathedral city and county town of Gloucestershire, Gloucester lies on the River Severn and is linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the river’s estuary. Founded by the Romans in AD 97, the city gained its first charter in 1155. In the Middle Ages there were a large number of monastic establishments including St Peter's Abbey founded in 679 - later Gloucester Cathedral. Until the construction of the Severn Bridge in 1966, Gloucester was the lowest road bridging point on the River Severn. The city has a long association with the aerospace business, including the Gloster Aircraft Company.

The Emergency Department. The 683 bed District General Hospital was opened in 1914. Completely rebuilt in the 1960s with an 11-storey tower added in 1975. A major expansion was completed in 2005. The cathedral city and county town of Gloucestershire, Gloucester lies on the River Severn and is linked via the Gloucester and Sharpness Canal to the river’s estuary. Founded by the Romans in AD 97, the city gained its first charter in 1155. In the Middle Ages there were a large number of monastic establishments including St Peter's Abbey founded in 679 - later Gloucester Cathedral. Until the construction of the Severn Bridge in 1966, Gloucester was the lowest road bridging point on the River Severn. The city has a long association with the aerospace business, including the Gloster Aircraft Company.

An average Monday afternoon for the incoming ambulances at this busy city hospital.

Looking across Gloucester from Robinswood Hill.

Early 20th Century terraced housing in a cul-de-sac off London Road. In the background is part of the Royal Gloucestershire Hospital.

Showing the A&E department to the left, the Tower ward block on the right, and the helipad in the foreground.