| Cossham Memorial Hospital | |
|---|---|
| North Bristol NHS Trust | |
) Cossham Memorial Hospital | |
 | |
)  Shown in Bristol | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Bristol, England, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 51°28′08″N 2°30′58″W / 51.4688°N 2.5162°W |
| Organisation | |
| Care system | Public NHS |
| Type | Community |
| Affiliated university | University of the West of England |
| Services | |
| Emergency department | No Accident & Emergency |
| History | |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Links | |
| Website | www |
| Lists | Hospitals in England |
Cossham Memorial Hospital is a community hospital, founded in 1907, in Hillfields, Bristol, near Kingswood, South Gloucestershire, England.[1][2]
History
The hospital was built by Frederick Bligh Bond 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.[3] Sited on Lodge Hill, the clock tower is the highest point in Bristol and can be seen for miles around.[4] It has been designated by English Heritage as a grade II listed building.[5] Major renovation work was carried out at the hospital, finishing in 2012.[6][7][8]
Services
The services provided by North Bristol NHS Trust at Cossham include outpatients for various specialties and physiotherapy services.[9]
Archives
Records of the Cossham Memorial Hospital are held at Bristol Archives (Ref. 41171).[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Cossham Memorial Hospital, Bristol". Hospital Records Database. The National Archives. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ Bristol City Council. "Hillfields map" (PDF). Ward Finder. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ "Financial woes plagued hospital's early years". Bristol Evening Post. 25 June 2012. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Our Hospital histories". North Bristol NHS Trust. Archived from the original on 28 July 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2007.
- ^ "Handel Cossham Memorial Hospital". historicengland.org.uk. Retrieved 10 April 2007.
- ^ "102-year-old Cossham hospital wins revamp approval". This is Bristol. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Cossham Hospital restoration at least one month behind schedule". Bristol Evening Post. 25 April 2012. Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Home from home for dialysis patients at new-look hospital". Bristol Evening Post. 5 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 May 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
- ^ "Cossham Hospital". NHS. Retrieved 24 December 2015.
- ^ "Cossham Memorial Hospital". Bristol Archives. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Official website
- A Short History of Cossham, its Hospital & Medical Society, Cossham Medical Society, 2006