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The Radcliffe Infirmary was a hospital in central north Oxford, England, located at the southern end of Woodstock Road on the western side, backing onto Walton Street.
Learn about the origins, development and achievements of the Radcliffe Infirmary, the first hospital for Oxford founded in 1770. Discover how it became part of the Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust and closed in 2007.
The Radcliffe Infirmary. John Radcliffe left £4000 towards funding a hospital in Oxford, and a five-acre site in the fields of St Giles was donated by Thomas Rowney (MP for Oxford 1722–1759). The foundation stone was laid on 27 August 1761, the physicians and surgeons were elected on 13 September 1770, and the hospital opened on 18 October ...
18 de ene. de 2007 · Learn about the history and memories of Oxford's first hospital, which closed in 2007. See photos, stories and testimonies from patients, staff and visitors of the Radcliffe Infirmary.
The foundation stone for the Radcliffe Infirmary was laid on 27 August 1761. The original architect was Stiff Leadbetter, but he died in 1766 and the work was completed by John Sanderson. The hospital accommodated 68 patients in four wards, and the first patients were admitted in October 1770.
The Radcliffe Infirmary. The following address to the public from the Radcliffe Trustees appeared in Jackson's Oxford Journal on 29 October 1768:
John Radcliffe Hospital (informally known as the JR or the John Radcliffe) is a large tertiary teaching hospital in Oxford, England. It forms part of Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and is named after John Radcliffe , an 18th-century physician and Oxford University graduate, who endowed the Radcliffe Infirmary , the ...
