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Barnsley Hall Hospital

1907 establishments in England1996 disestablishments in EnglandBromsgroveBuildings and structures demolished in 2000Buildings and structures in Worcestershire
Defunct hospitals in EnglandDemolished buildings and structures in EnglandFormer psychiatric hospitals in EnglandHospital buildings completed in 1907Hospitals disestablished in 1996Hospitals established in 1907Hospitals in WorcestershireUse British English from September 2019
Barnsley Hall Hospital geograph.org.uk 1863309
Barnsley Hall Hospital geograph.org.uk 1863309

Barnsley Hall Hospital was a psychiatric facility located in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.

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Barnsley Hall Road
B61 0TX , Lowes Hill
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