Liverpool Infirmary was founded in 1749 and opened by the Earl of Derby on March 25 1749. The site is where St George's Hall now stands. It was expanded in 1771. In 1823 a new hospital and lunatic asylum was built on Brownlow Street and renamed the Liverpool Royal Infirmary in 1851.
In 1890 a new Infirmary building by Alfred Waterhouse was constructed on the same site. The building is an impressive example of Victorian design, in red brick. In 1978 the building closed and was replaced by the Royal Liverpool University Hospital. In 1994 it was bought by Liverpool University and was restored after being left empty since it's closure.
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