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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. Closed in 2007, after refurbishment the building was re-opened in October 2012 for use by the Faculty of Philosophy and both the Philosophy and Theology libraries of the ...
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 main hospital for Oxford from 1770 until 2007.
John Radcliffe (1650 – 1 November 1714 [3]) was an English physician, academic and politician.A number of landmark buildings in Oxford, including the Radcliffe Camera (in Radcliffe Square), the Radcliffe Infirmary, the Radcliffe Science Library, [4] Radcliffe Primary Care and the Radcliffe Observatory were named after him.
The trust was formed in 2011 by a merger with the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre NHS Trust. It achieved foundation trust status in October 2015. [4] Sir Jonathan Michael, then chief executive, announced in November 2014 that he planned to retire in 2015 – by which time it was hoped that the trust would achieve foundation trust status.
The Radcliffe Observatory Quarter (ROQ) is a major University of Oxford development project in Oxford, England, in the estate of the old Radcliffe Infirmary hospital. [1] The site, covering 10 acres (3.7 hectares) is in central north Oxford.
Powicke was the author of the volume The Thirteenth Century in the Oxford History of England. [5] In 1909, Powicke married Susan Irvine Martin, daughter of Anna and Thomas Martin Lindsay. Together they had two daughters. [5] Their daughter Janet married the historian Richard Pares. He died in the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford on 19 May 1963.
Oxford standard text of the King James Bible, edited by Benjamin Blayney, first published. [107] Alfred Masonic lodge first meets. [25] 1770 18 October: Radcliffe Infirmary admits its first patients. [25] New Road completed. [108] 1771 – 28 March: Mileways Act provides for major improvements to the city streets.
George Bernard Cronshaw (1872–1928) was a Chaplain, Fellow and Bursar of The Queen's College Oxford University and later Principal of St Edmund Hall, Oxford.He was well known for his charitable works outside of university life holding governorships of several schools and his association with British hospitals especially the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford.