Charing Cross Hospital

Charing Cross Hospital is district general hospital and teaching hospital located in Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. The present hospital was opened in 1973, although it was originally established in 1818, approximately five miles east, in central London.

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Type: Hospital
Description: acute general teaching hospital located in Hammersmith, London, United Kingdom
Also known as: “West London Infirmary”
Address: Fulham Palace Road, London, W6 8RF

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art and Hammersmith Apollo.

London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art

College

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The London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is a drama school located in Hammersmith, London. Founded in 1861, it is the oldest specialist drama school in the British Isles and was a founding member of the Federation of Drama Schools. London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art is situated 1,600 feet northeast of Charing Cross Hospital.

Hammersmith Apollo

Theater building

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The Hammersmith Apollo, called the Eventim Apollo for sponsorship reasons, previously and still commonly known as the Hammersmith Odeon, is a live entertainment performance venue opened in 1932 as a cinema named the Gaumont Palace. Hammersmith Apollo is situated 1,700 feet northwest of Charing Cross Hospital.

Craven Cottage

Stadium

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Craven Cottage is a football stadium in Fulham, West London, England, which has been the home of Fulham F.C. since 1896. The ground's capacity is 29,589; the record attendance is 49,335, for a game against Millwall in 1938. Craven Cottage is situated 1 mile south of Charing Cross Hospital.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hammersmith and West Kensington.

Hammersmith

Suburb

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Hammersmith is a district of West London, England, 4.3 miles southwest of Charing Cross. It is the administrative centre of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, and identified in the London Plan as one of 35 major centres in Greater London.