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Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) is a large NHS teaching hospital in Chorlton-on-Medlock, Manchester, England. Founded by Charles White in 1752 as part of the voluntary hospital movement of the 18th century, it is now a major regional and national medical centre.
In 1763, the Manchester Royal Lunatic Asylum was built next to the Manchester Royal Infirmary. It later moved to Cheadle in 1849, and is now Cheadle Royal Hospital . In 1854, the area was laid out by the Manchester Corporation as a public esplanade, designed by Sir Joseph Paxton .
The library is made up of collections brought together on various occasions: These are the library of the Manchester Mechanics' Institute, established in 1824; the library of the Manchester Medical Society, established in 1834; the library of the Manchester Royal Infirmary from the 1750s to the late 19th century; and the Radford Library from ...
The first home of the Medical School in Coupland Street, Chorlton on Medlock (as seen in 1908 looking west) [4] Medical teaching in Manchester began when Charles White founded the first modern hospital in the Manchester district, the Manchester Infirmary (later the Manchester Royal Infirmary), in 1752.
The Infirmary, Manchester Convalescent Home, St Mary's, the Royal Eye Hospital, the Dental Hospital and the Foot Hospital in Manchester were entitled The United Manchester Hospitals when they were taken into the National Health Service in 1948 and run by one hospital management committee. [1] Sir Mike Deegan was Chief Executive from 2001. [2]
Manchester Royal Infirmary (part) 1905–08 This part of the hospital is in red brick with limestone dressings and slate roofs, and is in Edwardian Baroque style. It consists of three long ranges, with a central tower, and a tower at the north end.
King Street, showing the Gaskell Memorial Tower Knutsford is a market town in Cheshire East, England. Historically, its two main streets are Princess Street and King Street, which still contain 17th and 18th-century houses and shops, and Georgian buildings. The prosperity of the town grew with the arrival of the railway, and this resulted in the building of large houses to the south of the ...
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