A place of quiet contemplation in a mad world
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A place of quiet contemplation in a mad world
Image: © Neil Owen Taken: 13 Sep 2019
Bristol's growing population in the Victorian era was crying out for better medical health provisions. The old St Peter's Hospice in the city centre was already antiquated and inadequate well before a new and larger site was chosen for a new hospital. Along with it came a new approach to mental health and so the Bristol Lunatic Asylum was built here at Glenside in the north of the city in 1861. Shortly after, this chapel was founded at the southeast of the grounds in 1881 and apart from the main buildings. The bright sunlight makes the distinctive copper-clad spire look almost white, whereas it is actually verdigris. The site is now part of the U.W.E. teaching facility and the chapel is home to the museum, containing lots of items and information about the old history of mental health treatment.
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Image Location
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51.482962
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-2.541423