Thackray Museum of Medicine

The Thackray Museum of Medicine in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, is a museum of the history of medicine adjacent to St James's University Hospital. It opened in March 1997 as the Thackray Medical Museum.

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Type: Museum
Description: medical museum in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Also known as: “Thackray Medical Museum”
Address: Beckett Street, Burmantofts, Leeds, LS9 7LP

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include St James’s University Hospital and St Agnes’ Church, Burmantofts.

St James’s University Hospital

Hospital

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St James's University Hospital is a tertiary hospital in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England and is popularly known as Jimmy's. It is the 8th largest hospital by beds in the United Kingdom, popularised for its television coverage from 1987 to 1996. St James’s University Hospital is situated 750 feet southwest of Thackray Museum of Medicine.

St Agnes’ Church, Burmantofts

Church

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St Agnes' Church in Burmantofts, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is an active Anglican parish church in the archdeaconry of Leeds and the Diocese of Leeds. St Agnes’ Church, Burmantofts is situated 1,200 feet south of Thackray Museum of Medicine.

St Aidan’s Church

Church

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St Aidan's Church in Harehills, Leeds, West Yorkshire is a Church of England parish church built in 1894. It is a large Victorian basilica-type red-brick building which is Grade II* listed. St Aidan’s Church is situated 1,700 feet north of Thackray Museum of Medicine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harehills and Burmantofts.

Harehills

Suburb

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Harehills is an inner-city area of east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is about 1 mile northeast of Leeds city centre. Harehills is between the A58 and the A64.

Burmantofts

Suburb

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Burmantofts is an area of 1960s high-rise housing blocks in inner-city east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England adjacent to the city centre and St. James's Hospital.

Sheepscar

Suburb

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Sheepscar is an inner city district of Leeds in West Yorkshire England, lying to the north east of Leeds city centre. The district is in the City of Leeds Metropolitan Council.

Thackray Museum of Medicine

Categories: medical museum, independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

53.80817° or 53° 48′ 29″ north

Longitude

-1.51853° or 1° 31′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C5WRF5J+7H

OpenStreetMap ID

way 23097086

OpenStreetMap feature

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OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=museum

Wikidata ID

Q7708922

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“Thackray Museum of Medicine” goes by many names.

Swedish: “Thackray Medical Museum”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Cancer Genetics Building and St James’s Hospital Library.

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