Entrance to General Leeds Clinic and Old George Street

The General Leeds Clinic or LGI is a huge teaching hospital located in the heart of Leeds. The hospital has a massive accident and emergency department, intensive care units, highly addiction units, cutting-edge sales theatres and a large birth unit where my child was born!

The first Leeds Clinic was built in 1771 at the current clinic just off Leeds City Square, but in 1863, construction began at a new hospital on George Street.

The architect was the respected Sir George Gilbert Scott. He was probably best known for his work with churches and cathedrals. But today, his most famous building could be the Grand Hotel in St. Pancras, London.

Before beginning the design, he spent time visiting many modern hospitals around Europe, and to make life easier for nurses, he decided what was known as the Pavilion Plan, which was also recommended by Florence Nightingale, with high ceilings, ventilation and lighting, plenty of toilets, plenty of baths and hoists. In fact, LGI is based primarily on Lariboisière Hospital In France, there was a glazed winter garden in the heart of it.

The build was completed in 1868 by J&W Beanland. However, LGI, who came within budget at £100,000, remained empty in the first year as they held an exhibition of artwork that was rented out in hopes of reincorporating some of the construction costs.

The hospital was actually opened in 1869 by the Prince of Wales. He later became King Edward VII.

Hospitals, including the Brotherton Wing in 1940 and Clarendon Wing in 1984, were expanded many times.

But it's the Victorian Gothic part of the hospital and impressing me while I pass by it still hasn't failed. The main entrance is located in Torsevy, but the south front of George Street is spectacular with red brick and stone drecking, red granite pillars, a pinnacle slate roof and Venetian Gothic windows.

After passing through a beautiful porch and entering the south entrance, you will end up at Lespin Hall, with a baron-style fireplace.

This leads to a glazed roof corridor with pillars and stunning mosaic floors.

This will take you to a spectacular staircase with decorative ironworkers landing in Victorian stained glass windows.

Hopefully I like photos taken with a lovely blue sky to provide a great background for a great architecture. It's a shame we won't build a building like this anymore. All decisions are about costs. But I think you agree that South Front looks more like a stately home than a hospital.