Stoke Park, Bristol
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Stoke Park is a public open space of 108 hectares in Bristol, England. It occupies a prominent position on the eastern flanks of Purdown, alongside the M32 motorway, together with the landmark Dower H
Stoke Park and The Dower House, seen from Duchess Pond
The clock tower was erected in Stoke Park in 1930, to commemorate the Rev Harold Nelson Burden who founded the Stoke Park Mental Colony
Stoke Park Hospital
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Stoke Park Hospital, was a large hospital for the mentally handicapped, closed circa 1997, situated on the north-east edge of Bristol, England, just within South Gloucestershire. Most patients were lo
Stoke Park, Bristol
…motorway on the main approach into the city, and painted yellow. The house was built in 1553 by Sir Richard Berkeley. It has also been used as part of Stoke Park Hospital. The house closed as a hospital in 1985, and has been converted into flats. Within Stoke Park are two small lakes, the largest of which is Duchess Pond…
The Dower House, formerly part of the hospital
The hospital clock tower, retained in the subsequent housing development. The clock has memorial plaques for Harold Nelson Burden and Katherine Mary Burden.