Former General Hospital - BS1
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Former General Hospital - BS1
Image: © David Hallam-Jones Taken: 28 Jul 2012
A view of one aspect of the former Bristol General Hospital on Commercial Road. This picture is taken from the Lower Guinea Street junction, looking in the direction of Bedminster Bridge.The hospital opened in 1832 for the exclusive care of Bristol patients only, expanding to outsiders in 1850. It was a non-acute rehabilitation hospital with some impressive views across Bathurst Basin from one side of the building. The BNP Paribas' estate agency was instructed to sell the site in late 2010 after a development brief was compiled for the 3 acre site by planners and agreed to by Bristol City Council. The wards closed on 3rd April 2012 and the remaining patients were transferred to South Bristol Community Hospital. Locals say that most of it is to be converted into apartments.
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Image Location
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51.446296
Longitude
-2.593078