New Grade A office building named in honour of suffragette doctor
A new building under construction at Nottingham Science Park will be named after Britain’s first female doctor, Nottingham City Council says.
The Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Building is set to open in early 2020. It will comprise 22,700 sq ft of Grade A office space, a café for tenants and the public and a 60-capacity conference space.
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson was a doctor, magistrate and mayor and a member of the suffragette movement. Because British women were barred from becoming doctors during the 19th century she travelled to Paris to study for a medical degree, which she completed in 1870. She later founded a medical school for women.
Councillor David Mellen, leader of Nottingham City Council, said: “Naming a building on Nottingham Science Park was always likely to be a challenge, given the illustrious names adorning buildings there already such as Albert Einstein, Thomas Edison, Alexander Fleming, Sir Isaac Newton and Nottingham’s own William Lee.
“However, Elizabeth Garrett Anderson’s achievements and character fit with the character of Nottingham: rebellious, innovative and inclusive, unwilling to accept that because things have always been done a particular way they should remain so. Her name upon our new Grade A office and meeting space will be a welcome one to the park as a focal point for companies across the park to meet, network and hopefully innovate together.”
Carter Jonas has been named as property management and letting agent for the new building.
