What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Leeds School of Medicine This institution, founded in 1831, was one of the first provincial medical schools in England. The move here from Park Street in 1894 provided the school with its second purpose-built premises. Architect: W. H. Thorp Erected 1891-94 Recorded plaque organisation: Leeds Civic Trust.
W. H. Thorp was an architect responsible for designing the Leeds School of Medicine's building, erected between 1891-94, which provided the institution with its second purpose-built premises and reflected the growing importance of provincial medical education in England.
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