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Bristol Lunatic Asylum
Erected 1861 at Blackberry Hill, next to the Fishponds Workhouse in the parish
of Stapleton.
Glenside Hospital, also
known as Bristol Borough Lunatic Asylum, Stapleton Lunatic Asylum, is next
to Blackberry Hill Hospital, on Manor Road and was built about 1850. This
hospital was for people with mental health and psychiatric problems.
Source: Submitted by Marion in Wiltshire, UK |
During the War, the Asylum was utilised as
Beaufort War Hospital
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Picture of Beaufort War Hospital |
From 1948 it was administered by the Bristol Hospital Management Committee,
under the South Western Regional Hospital Board.
From 1974 the administration was reorganised and became the Frenchay District
Health Authority.
Glenside Hospital was closed in 1992, and the buildings are now used by the
University of West of England.
Glenside Hospital Museum
Glenside Hospital Museum is located in a
church in the grounds of the Glenside Campus. The museum has recorded the
history of the Glenside Campus site and has many interesting exhibits on
display.
The museum is usually open Wednesday and
Saturday mornings, 10:00 until 12:30. Admission is free although donations
are gratefully received. Please telephone John Pimm to arrange a group
visit:
+44/0 117 965 2688 |
Page updated
Tuesday March 11, 2008
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