Coney Hill Hospital

Coney Hill Hospital was a mental health facility in Gloucester, England.

Coney Hill Hospital
Former administration block at Coney Hill Hospital
Shown in Gloucestershire
Geography
LocationGloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates51.8486°N 2.2055°W / 51.8486; -2.2055
Organisation
Care systemNHS
TypeSpecialist
Services
Emergency departmentN/A
SpecialityPsychiatric Hospital
History
Opened1883
Closed1994
Links
ListsHospitals in England

History

The hospital site formed part of the Barnwood Mill Estate.[1] It was designed by John Giles & Gough and opened as the Second Gloucestershire County Asylum in 1883.[1] It was the first asylum to be built in true echelon plan.[2] Outer sections to the echelon were planned but never implemented.[1] After the First World War it became the Gloucestershire County Mental Hospital and it joined the National Health Service as Coney Hill Hospital in 1948.[3]

After the introduction of Care in the Community in the early 1980s, the hospital went into a period of decline and closed in December 1994.[1] The buildings, with the exception of the administration block, were demolished and the hospital site now forms part of the Abbeymead residential area.[4] The administration block was converted into apartments in 2007.[5]

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References
  1. "Coney Hill Hospital". County Asylums. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  2. Richardson, Harriet (1999). English Hospitals, 1660-1948: A Survey of Their Architecture and Design. Royal Commission on Historical Monuments. p. 174. ISBN 978-1873592298.
  3. "Coney Hill Hospital". National Archives. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  4. "Coney Hill Hospital and Clock Tower" (PDF). Gloucester City Council. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
  5. "Coney Hill Hospital". My Family History. Retrieved 12 April 2019.
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