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Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth and Alexander Rovehead blue plaque

Plymouth, Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

Royal Naval Hospital, Plymouth and Alexander Rovehead blue plaque

Royal Naval Hospital constructed between 1758 & 1762. The design which incorporated eleven separate ward blocks connected by a colonnade around a central square was far in advance of its time and was widely regarded as the finest in Europe. Architect Alexander Rovehead.

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