Devonshire Royal Hospital

The Devonshire Royal Hospital was established as the Devonshire Hospital in 1859 in Buxton, Derbyshire by the Buxton Bath Charity for the treatment of the poor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Buxton Opera House and Devonshire Dome.

Buxton Opera House

Theater building

Photo: Davepape, Public domain.

Buxton Opera House in The Square, Buxton, Derbyshire, England, is a 902-seat opera house. It hosts the annual Buxton Festival and the International Gilbert and Sullivan Festival, among others, as well as pantomime at Christmas, musicals and other entertainments year-round. Buxton Opera House is situated 600 feet south of Devonshire Royal Hospital.

Devonshire Dome

Building

Photo: Colin Smith, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Devonshire Dome building is a Grade II* listed 18th-century former stable block in Buxton, Derbyshire. It was built by John Carr of York and extended by architect Robert Rippon Duke, who added what was then the world's largest unsupported dome, with a diameter of 44.2 metres.

St John the Baptist Church, Buxton

Church

Photo: Charlesdrakew, Public domain.

St John the Baptist Church is a Grade II* listed parish church in the Church of England in Buxton, Derbyshire. St John the Baptist Church, Buxton is situated 410 feet south of Devonshire Royal Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Buxton and Burbage.

Buxton

Photo: sidibousaid, CC BY 2.0.

Buxton is an ancient spa town in the Peak District, England. It is in the county of Derbyshire which is classified as part of the East Midlands but it is probably more associated with the North West of England.

Burbage

Village

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Burbage is a village in the High Peak district, in the county of Derbyshire, England. At the 2011 Census Burbage was a ward of the High Peak Borough Council.

Harpur Hill

Village

Photo: Roger May, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Harpur Hill is a small village on the outskirts of Buxton, Derbyshire, England. It is in the Cote Heath ward of the High Peak Borough Council. It has a primary school, a park, a pub, a working men's club and a Methodist church. Harpur Hill is situated 1½ miles south of Devonshire Royal Hospital.

Devonshire Royal Hospital

Type: Hospital
Description: former hospital in Derbyshire, England
Category: health care
Location: High Peak District, Derbyshire, East Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.26002° or 53° 15′ 36″ north

Longitude

-1.91675° or 1° 55′ 0″ west

Elevation

1,024 feet (312 metres)

Open location code

9C5W736M+27

GeoNames ID

6289785

Wikidata ID

Q97359956

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