University
of Birmingham's Medical School, UK
Architect
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Henry Vaughan Lancaster & Thomas Arthur
Lodge
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Date Built
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1938 |
Location
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Vincent Drive
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Description
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In 1933 construction began to create
Birmingham's Queen Elizabeth Hospital with this
adjoining University Medical School.
The linking of the two facilities was a new
departure for medicine in Birmingham. As
pointed out on the
https://www.uhb.nhs.uk/qe-history.htm webpage "...
In the words of the architects responsible
for the hospital's design, 'Modern hospital
and medical practice demands there shall be
organic and integral connection between the
scientist and the clinician for the most
efficient treatment of the patient. The
Medical School had previously been located
in the city centre, some distance between
the city's main teaching hospitals; the
Queen's Hospital (opened 1841), the General
Hospital (opened in 1779 and rebuilt in
1897), and the University of Birmingham
(opened in 1900).'"
Above the entrance is a sculpture by the local
artist William Bloye depicting Aesculapius and
the university coat of arms.
Aesculapius was a god of medicine in ancient
Greek religion and mythology.
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