This 'ole girl's been on the 'to do list' since I got hooked on splorin a few months ago.
She didn't disappoint!!
Heres some history which I lifted from Wiki...
She didn't disappoint!!
Heres some history which I lifted from Wiki...
Opened March 18, 1903 by the Rt Hon Lord Glanusk the hospital was initially dedicated to the treatment of patients from Brecknockshire and Radnorshire, after WW1 patients from Montgomeryshire were also admitted and the 'asylum' was renamed the 'Mid Wales Counties Mental Hospital'.
During WW2 most of the hospital was given over to military use and most of the patients were transferred to other welsh mental hospitals.
It returned to civilian use in 1947
After becoming part of the NHS in 1948 the site also became home to the 'Mid and West Wales College of Nursery and Midwifery' and the 'Powys Drugs and Alcohol Council'.
With the advent of care in the community and changing attitudes towards mental health, services at the hospital were wound down during the 90's and the last wards closed in 1999.
During WW2 most of the hospital was given over to military use and most of the patients were transferred to other welsh mental hospitals.
It returned to civilian use in 1947
After becoming part of the NHS in 1948 the site also became home to the 'Mid and West Wales College of Nursery and Midwifery' and the 'Powys Drugs and Alcohol Council'.
With the advent of care in the community and changing attitudes towards mental health, services at the hospital were wound down during the 90's and the last wards closed in 1999.
Unfortunately due to time constraints, I only managed about two thirds!
But I guess that means I gotta go back... ASAP me thinks!!
Heres me snaps...
But I guess that means I gotta go back... ASAP me thinks!!
Heres me snaps...
Well there it is. Ta for looking and keep em peeled for the yard dog!!
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