Entrance to Caerphilly District Miners' Hospital
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Entrance to Caerphilly District Miners' Hospital
Image: © Jaggery Taken: 19 Aug 2011
The entrance is at the northern end of Watford Road, Caerphilly, opposite the St Martin's Road junction. Caerphilly District Miners’ Hospital was built in 1923 to provide health care for the miners who worked in the pits of the Rhymney Valley, and for their families. It is now an NHS hospital, administered by Aneurin Bevan Health Board. The Board was formed on October 1st 2009 by the merger of the Blaenau, Caerphilly, Monmouthshire, Newport and Torfaen Local Health Boards, and Gwent Healthcare NHS Trust.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.569095
Longitude
-3.232123