UCL - Cruciform Building
Designed by Alfred Waterhouse in 1896 the Cruciform Building was opened in 1906 as the new home for University College Hospital it now houses the UCL Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research Research and the UCL Medical School teaching facility. Many of the original unusual features have been retained including the Royal Dalton collected of tiled children's stories, especially commissioned for the then Children's Ward.
Details
Address Gower Street WC1E 6BT
Opening Times/
Tour Times/
Last EntrySat - 10am-4pm. Regular tours departing from building foyer..
Key R T
Architect Alfred Waterhouse
Year 1896.
How to get thereTube: Euston Square, Goodge Street;
Tube/Rail: Euston;
Bus: 18,24,29,30,73,134,253,390.
LocationLocate on the map
Entry Areas
Entry: areas on tours.
Key Code
- A Architect / Engineer present
- B Bookshop
- C Childrens Activities
- D Disabled Access
- G Green Features
- N Open To Public most days free of charge
- P Parking
- Q Long Queues Likely
- R Refreshments
- T Toilets
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