| Stoke Park Hospital | |
|---|---|
 The Dower House, formerly part of the hospital | |
  Shown on the edge of Bristol | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°29′42″N 2°32′38″W / 51.495°N 2.544°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Specialist |
| Services | |
| Speciality | Mental handicap |
| History | |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Closed | circa 1997 |
| Links | |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Stoke Park Hospital, was a large hospital for the mental handicapped, closed circa 1997, situated on the north-east edge of Bristol, England, just within South Gloucestershire.[1] Most patients were long-term residents, both adults and children of all ages. A school was on-site. Prior to 1950, it was known as the Stoke Park Colony, which was founded in 1909.[2]
The Burden Neurological Institute, opened in 1939, was co-located at the hospital, and outlasted the hospital on the site to 2000.[3][4] The associated Burden Neurological Hospital was formed in 1969.[5] The Institute later operated at Frenchay Hospital as a charity,[6][7] and later as a research grant giving trust.[8]
- ^ Historic England. "Stoke Park (Grade II) (1000129)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
scimus-colonywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Burden Neurological Hospital, Bristol". Hospital Records Database. The National Archives. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ Adrian Kerton, ed. (2005). "The History of Stoke Park". Glenside Museum. Archived from the original on 13 June 2012. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
- ^ "The Institute of Clinical Neurosciences — the first ten years 1999-2009". University of Bristol. 2009. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010.
- ^ "The Burden Neurological Institute Limited, registered charity no. 262125". Charity Commission for England and Wales.
- ^ "Author Jill Mansell opens new Frenchay hospital labs". Bristol Evening Post. 4 December 2008. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
New research labs at Frenchay Hospital have been opened by a best-selling author, 16 years after she left their predecessor to pursue her literary career. Bristol novelist Jill Mansell started work at the Burden Neurological Institute straight from school and was still working there, at its former base at Stoke Park Hospital, when she first found success with her writing. Yesterday, she was the guest of honour at the official opening of the new laboratories, which are already carrying out ground-breaking research.
- ^ "Welcome to The Burden Trust website". The Burden Trust. Retrieved 3 November 2022.