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Royal Preston Hospital
Posted by vcode on 12 Nov 2010 | Tagged as: Attractive Places, Historical Places, Preston
Lancashire Teaching Hospitals runs Chorley and Royal Preston Hospitals and is the first Foundation Trust in the Lancashire County. It provides a range of acute services to local residents, serving an area of around 390,000. It also provides specialist services, such as plastic surgery, renal, cancer and brain surgery to 1.5 million people in Lancashire and South Cumbria.
Address
Royal Preston Hospital,
Sharoe Green Lane North,
Fulwood,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR2 9HT
Tel:01772 716565
Fax: 01772 522162
Royal Preston Hospital,
Sharoe Green Lane North,
Fulwood,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR2 9HT
Tel:01772 716565
Fax: 01772 522162
Local Transport
By Road:
From the M6 motorway use junction 32 off the M6. Turn left off the slip-road onto the A6 Garstang Road, heading towards Preston. At the second major set of Royal-Preston-Hospital traffic lights turn left into Sharoe Green Lane. The main entrance to Royal Preston Hospital is 200yds on the right.
ByBus:
Preston Bus Ltd operates services from the main Preston Bus Station to the Royal Preston Hospital. Services required are numbers 7/19/22/23/123. Preston Bus has recently introduced onto the hospital routes buses adapted for use by disabled people to ensure easy access and exit from public transport.
Tourism in Wales
Posted by vcode on 12 Oct 2010 | Tagged as: Attractive Places, Historical Places
Cardiff
Cardiff is the largest city in Wales and became the capital city of Wales in 1955. It is a stylish town which has gained in confidence since the recent establishment of the Welsh Assembly (devolved power for Wales) in the regenerated Cardiff Bay. It also has the best shopping in Wales: pedestrianised Queen Street is the centre, but the Victorian arcades which branch off St. Mary Street are more fascinating.Tourism Wales. The new St. David’s Centre has just opened with its huge central gallery, and its incredible John Lewis store is probably the best department store you will find outside London.
The National Museum and Gallery is a bit of a jewel. A vast collection in a beautiful building, it effectively manages to combine exhibits of both art and science. The “Evolution of Wales” gallery is permanently on display and charts Wales over 4,600 million years using robotics and audio-visual effects (too many rocks, but good dinosaurs). Free admission.
The city skyline is dominated by the Millennium Stadium. One of the best sports stadiums in Britain was built for the 1999 Rugby World Cup. It has a retractable roof which proves handy for keeping the merciless Welsh sun off the athletes and spectators. It is possible to take a stadium tour. If you don’t want to leave your computer, try the 360° virtual tour.
Cardiff Castle stands impressively in the heart of the city. The flamboyant design is actually a relatively modern creation (1867 – 1875). The Marquess of Bute, phenomenally wealthy from the coal fortunes of the Industrial Revolution, funded the reconstruction of the castle by the architect William Burges.
From the exterior, the extravagant design is clearly displayed in the 150ft high Clock Tower (shown left). The interior rooms are sumptuous if rather gaudy, reflecting the confidence and glory of the Victorian era.
It should be noted, though, that not all of Cardiff Castle is modern fakery: in the centre of the grounds stands the Norman keep dating to the 12th century.
