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'''Batchwood Hall''' is a manor house in [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]] currently being used as [https://www.stahfed.co.uk/covid-vaccination-patient-info Local Vaccination Service] for COVID-19 vaccination delivery through a collaborative approach between Abbey Health PCN, Alban Healthcare PCN, HLH PCN and [https://www.stahfed.co.uk St Albans & Harpenden GP Federation] |
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'''Batchwood Hall''' is a manor house in [[St Albans]], [[Hertfordshire]] |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The house was designed in the [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne style]] and built for [[Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe]] in 1874.<ref name=albans>{{cite web|url=http://www.stalbanshistory.org/page_id__202.aspx|title=Batchwood Hall|publisher=St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological History Society|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> It contains the prototype of the Great Clock in the [[Big Ben|clock tower]] at the [[Palace of Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batchwoodhallgc.com/about-batchwood-hall/|title=About Batchwood Hall|publisher=Batchwood Hall Golf Club|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The site was acquired by St Albans Council in 1935 when [[John Henry Taylor]] was commissioned to design and establish an 18-hole [[golf course]] in the grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batchwoodhallgc.com/bhgc-club-details/club-history/|title=Club History|publisher=Batchwood Hall Golf Club|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The house became an event venue in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/club-batchwood-the-spooky-past-behind-st-albans-favourite-nightclub-1-4289842|title=Club Batchwood: the spooky past behind St Albans favourite nightclub|date=29 October 2015|publisher=Hertfordshire Advertiser|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> An arson attack resulted in the complete destruction of the Batchwood Tennis and Golf Centre in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/four_arrested_on_suspicion_of_arson_following_st_albans_sports_centre_fire_1_991347|title=Four arrested on suspicion of arson following St Albans sports centre fire |publisher=Hertfordshire Advertiser |date=11 August 2011|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> |
The house was designed in the [[Queen Anne style architecture|Queen Anne style]] and built for [[Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe]] in 1874.<ref name=albans>{{cite web|url=http://www.stalbanshistory.org/page_id__202.aspx|title=Batchwood Hall|publisher=St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological History Society|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> It contains the prototype of the Great Clock in the [[Big Ben|clock tower]] at the [[Palace of Westminster]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batchwoodhallgc.com/about-batchwood-hall/|title=About Batchwood Hall|publisher=Batchwood Hall Golf Club|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The site was acquired by St Albans Council in 1935 when [[John Henry Taylor]] was commissioned to design and establish an 18-hole [[golf course]] in the grounds.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://batchwoodhallgc.com/bhgc-club-details/club-history/|title=Club History|publisher=Batchwood Hall Golf Club|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> The house became an event venue in the 1970s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/club-batchwood-the-spooky-past-behind-st-albans-favourite-nightclub-1-4289842|title=Club Batchwood: the spooky past behind St Albans favourite nightclub|date=29 October 2015|publisher=Hertfordshire Advertiser|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> An arson attack resulted in the complete destruction of the Batchwood Tennis and Golf Centre in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hertsad.co.uk/news/four_arrested_on_suspicion_of_arson_following_st_albans_sports_centre_fire_1_991347|title=Four arrested on suspicion of arson following St Albans sports centre fire |publisher=Hertfordshire Advertiser |date=11 August 2011|accessdate=12 November 2017}}</ref> |
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From December 2020, Batchwood Hall has been used as the local vaccination service for 9 GP practices across St Albans, who have come together to deliver the COVID-19 Vaccinations service at scale. The service operates in line with the [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/priority-groups-for-coronavirus-covid-19-vaccination-advice-from-the-jcvi-30-december-2020/joint-committee-on-vaccination-and-immunisation-advice-on-priority-groups-for-covid-19-vaccination-30-december-2020 JCVI] priority cohorts and appointment and vaccination is by invitation only. |
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==References== |
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[[Category:COVID-19 Vaccination]] |
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[[Category:PCN]] |
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[[Category:Local Vaccination Service]] |
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[[Category:St Albans]] |
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Revision as of 22:30, 28 January 2021
Batchwood Hall is a manor house in St Albans, Hertfordshire currently being used as Local Vaccination Service for COVID-19 vaccination delivery through a collaborative approach between Abbey Health PCN, Alban Healthcare PCN, HLH PCN and St Albans & Harpenden GP Federation
History
The house was designed in the Queen Anne style and built for Edmund Beckett, 1st Baron Grimthorpe in 1874.[1] It contains the prototype of the Great Clock in the clock tower at the Palace of Westminster.[2] The site was acquired by St Albans Council in 1935 when John Henry Taylor was commissioned to design and establish an 18-hole golf course in the grounds.[3] The house became an event venue in the 1970s.[4] An arson attack resulted in the complete destruction of the Batchwood Tennis and Golf Centre in August 2011.[5]
From December 2020, Batchwood Hall has been used as the local vaccination service for 9 GP practices across St Albans, who have come together to deliver the COVID-19 Vaccinations service at scale. The service operates in line with the JCVI priority cohorts and appointment and vaccination is by invitation only.
References
- ^ "Batchwood Hall". St Albans and Hertfordshire Architectural and Archaeological History Society. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "About Batchwood Hall". Batchwood Hall Golf Club. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Club History". Batchwood Hall Golf Club. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Club Batchwood: the spooky past behind St Albans favourite nightclub". Hertfordshire Advertiser. 29 October 2015. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Four arrested on suspicion of arson following St Albans sports centre fire". Hertfordshire Advertiser. 11 August 2011. Retrieved 12 November 2017.