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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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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 Library and St James’s University Hospital.
St James’s University Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Chemical Engineer, Public domain.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Harehills and Burmantofts.
Harehills
Suburb
Photo: Lynne Kirton, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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″ northLongitude
-1.51853° or 1° 31′ 7″ westOpen location code
9C5WRF5J+7HOpenStreetMap ID
way 23097086OpenStreetMap feature
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tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7708922
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In Other Languages
“Thackray Museum of Medicine” goes by many names.
- Swedish: “Thackray Medical Museum”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Cancer Genetics Building and St James Chapel.
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