Barrow Gurney Psychiatric Hospital

United Kingdom / England / Long Ashton /
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Planned & built just prior to WW2 to provide the necessary number of beds for Greater Bristol, as Glenside had become increasingly overcrowded, it was not actually used for transferred patients to ease this pressure until after the end of the war.
It is understood that it was 'commandeered' for servicemen who had been injured during the war, especially those suffering from psychological distress and conditions with a stress related component - which we might now term Post-Traumatic Stress, given the horrific nature of conflicts and the harrowing impact such profound experiences had over time.
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Coordinates:   51°24'58"N   2°39'45"W

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  • Barrow Gurney.
  • Now closed, part derelict, part demolished.
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