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
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.
Leigh Court
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Leigh Court is a country house which is a Grade II* listed building in Abbots Leigh, Somerset, England. The grounds and park are listed, Grade II, on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of spec
Stoke Park Hospital
…took over the medical directorship of the hospital. The National Health Service took over the colony in 1948, which along with the smaller Purdown, Leigh Court and Hanham Hall hospitals, was run by the Stoke Park Hospital Management Committee with 1,930 beds for patients. Little development took place, with…
Leigh Court. The north east front in 2014
The Drawing Room, Leigh Court, Bristol, c.1840. Oil on canvas by Thomas Leeson Scrase Rowbotham
A pond in Leigh Woods attached to the estate