Bryn y Neuadd Hospital

Bryn y Neuadd Hospital
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Bryn y Neuadd Hospital
Bryn y Neuadd Hospital is located in Conwy
Bryn y Neuadd Hospital
Shown in Conwy County Borough
Geography
LocationLlanfairfechan, Conwy County Borough, Wales
Coordinates53°15′13″N 3°59′06″W / 53.2536°N 3.9851°W / 53.2536; -3.9851
Organisation
Care systemNHS Wales
TypeSpecialist
Services
SpecialityMental health
History
Opened1898
Links
ListsHospitals in Wales

Bryn y Neuadd Hospital (Welsh: Ysbyty Bryn y Neuadd) is a mental health facility in Llanfairfechan, Conwy County Borough, Wales. It is managed by the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board.

History

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The hospital was established by converting a mid-19th-century Italian Gothic style mansion into a facility to care for "lunatics and idiots" in 1898.[1] The mansion, which benefited from a garden laid out by Edward Milner,[2] was demolished in 1967 and replaced with a modern facility for mentally handicapped patients which opened in 1971.[3] A medium-secure unit known as Tŷ Llywelyn was subsequently established at the hospital.[4]

The gardens and grounds by Milner are designated Grade II on the Cadw/ICOMOS Register of Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in Wales.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Bryn y Neuadd Hospital: Hidden Now Heard". Peoples Collection Wales. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Bryn y Neuadd Hospital". Parks and Gardens. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. ^ "The Budget Statement and its Implications for Wales". UK Parliament. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Staff shortages at Llanfairfechan secure unit where Llanberis vicar killer absconded from". Daily Post. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  5. ^ Cadw. "Bryn-y-Neuadd (PGW(Gd)3(GWY))". National Historic Assets of Wales. Retrieved 6 February 2023.