Coney Hill Hospital

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Coney Hill Hospital
Coney Hill Hospital - Derelict (geograph 2432664).jpg
Former administration block at Coney Hill Hospital
Coney Hill Hospital is located in Gloucestershire
Coney Hill Hospital
Shown in Gloucestershire
Geography
LocationGloucester, Gloucestershire, England
Coordinates51°50′55″N 2°12′20″W / 51.8486°N 2.2055°W / 51.8486; -2.2055Coordinates: 51°50′55″N 2°12′20″W / 51.8486°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

Coney Hill Hospital was a mental health facility in Gloucester, 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]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "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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