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Article: pounds7m facelift for hospital eyesore ; Crumbling Hull Royal Infirmary is to be given a multi-million pound makeover, the Mail can reveal today.
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- Hull Daily Mail (UK)
- Article date:
- June 17, 2008
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Crumbling Hull Royal Infirmary is to be given a multi-million
pound makeover, the Mail can reveal today.
The distinctive grey tower block will be covered in new cladding
and all the external windows will be replaced.
Builders are expected to move on to the Anlaby Road site by next
March, with the scheme expected to cost between pounds5m and
pounds7m and take up to two years to complete.
Since February 2006, the 14-storey tower - built in 1961 - has
been enclosed in a safety net to protect the public from falling
masonry.
Today, David Haire, director of business development and strategy
for Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, admitted the
hospital does not look as good as it could.
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