Building progress
Virtual tour
Take a virtual tour of our new Urgent, Emergency Care Centre. We love it and hope you do too!
Once on the virtual tour website, you can click on the ‘person’ icons to jump to that location, alternatively, click the icons on the mini-map to jump directly to specific views.
Building progress
Keep an eye on our progress throughout the build. Thank you for your patience during any disruptions caused by the building work.
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August 2022 The view as patients, staff, and visitors approach from the car park.
The crane on the building site, lit up at night time. Photo by George.
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October 2022 A lot of progress has been made and the building is beginning to appear.
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November 2022 Progress continues!
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February 2023 Blue skies shine brightly on the impressive new build.
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April 2023 Windows have been added to the building.
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June 2024 We're nearly there!
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About the build...did you know?
- 82 tonnes of structural steelwork were used in the plantroom
- During construction 15,000 bricks per week were being laid which is 140,000 bricks in total!
- 2km of internal partition walls have been installed
- Around 6,000 tonnes of concrete have been used in the structural frame which is equivalent to 4,897 mini coopers
- 627 tonnes of construction waste (99%) has been diverted from landfill
- Each of the two standby generators can generate 2.2 megavolts amperes (mva), which is equivalent to powering 5,000 homes