Whitchurch Hospital
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Whitchurch Hospital
Image: © Mick Lobb Taken: 8 Apr 2010
Opened in 1908 and named the Cardiff City Mental Hospital, it was renamed Whitchurch Hospital in 1948 and on being renamed Whitchurch Hospital in 1974 became the centre for psychiatric services of South Glamorgan Health Authority. The hospital also served as the Welsh Metropolitan War Hospital from 1915 to 1919 and as the Cardiff Royal Infirmary War Emergency Hospital from 1940 to 1945.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.518029
Longitude
-3.230571