Cossham Memorial Hospital is a community hospital, founded in 1907, in
Hillfields
Hillfields is a suburb of Coventry in the West Midlands of England. It is situated north of Coventry city centre, and has undergone a series of name changes throughout its history originally called "Harnall" and has seen itself change from a ...
,
Bristol
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, near
Kingswood, South Gloucestershire
Kingswood is a suburban town and unparished area in the South Gloucestershire district, in the ceremonial county of Gloucestershire, England, bordering the eastern edge of the City of Bristol. The suburb is situated east-northeast of Bristol ...
,
England
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.
History
The hospital was built by
Frederick Bligh Bond
Frederick Bligh Bond (30 June 1864 – 8 March 1945), generally known by his second given name ''Bligh'', was an English architect, illustrator, archaeologist and psychical researcher.
Early life
Bligh Bond was the son of the Rev. Frederick ...
in a
Queen Anne style between 1905 and 1907, as a memorial to
Handel Cossham, a former
MP and Mayor of
Bath who died in 1890.
Sited on
Lodge Hill, the clock tower is the highest point in Bristol and can be seen for miles around.
It has been designated by
English Heritage
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The charity states that i ...
as a grade II
listed building
In the United Kingdom, a listed building or listed structure is one that has been placed on one of the four statutory lists maintained by Historic England in England, Historic Environment Scotland in Scotland, in Wales, and the Northern Irel ...
. Major renovation work was carried out at the hospital, finishing in 2012.
Services
The services provided by
North Bristol NHS Trust
North Bristol NHS Trust is a National Health Service trust that provides community healthcare and hospital services to Bristol, South Gloucestershire, and North Somerset, England. The trust employs over 8,000 staff delivering healthcare across ...
at Cossham include outpatients for various specialties and physiotherapy services.
Archives
Records of the Cossham Memorial Hospital are held at
Bristol Archives
Bristol Archives (formerly Bristol Record Office) was established in 1924. It was the first borough record office in the United Kingdom, since at that time there was only one other local authority record office (Bedfordshire) in existence. It ...
(Ref. 41171).
See also
*
Grade II listed buildings in Bristol
There are many Grade II listed buildings in Bristol, United Kingdom.
In England and Wales the authority for listing is granted by the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990 and is administered by English Heritage, an agency ...
*
List of hospitals in England
The following is a list of hospitals in England. For NHS trusts, see the list of NHS Trusts.
East Midlands
* Arnold Lodge, Leicestershire
* Babington Hospital – Belper, Derbyshire
*Bassetlaw District General Hospital – Worksop, Nottingha ...
References
External links
*
A Short History of Cossham, its Hospital & Medical Society Cossham Medical Society, 2006
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Hospital buildings completed in 1907
Grade II listed buildings in Bristol
NHS hospitals in England
Hospitals in Bristol
Grade II listed hospital buildings