Does anyone know a big yellow house/castle on a hill in bristol,i know its visible as you are nearing bristol.

Question

Does anyone know a big yellow house/castle on a hill in bristol,i know its visible as you are nearing bristol.

Answer 1

Its used to be called the "Dower House" when it belong to the health authority and was used as an in-patient facility for patients with mental health issues.

Its now been restored and converted to up market apartments I don't know what they called now.

Answer 2

Here are photos of the building

http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/ima...

Dower House in Bristol was built all the way back in 1553 by Sir Richard Berkeley. It has also been used as Pur Down Hospital and the Burden Neurological Institute.

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Answer 3

Yeah, I've seen it many times but I don't know what it's called.

Answer 4

Yes.  Its called Duchesses House, I think.   Just off junction 1 of the M32.   Near the University of the West of England.    Its been didvided into apartments now, but at one time it was a mental institution.

Answer 5

I know the one. You see it from the M32. However, I don't know what it's called and it's not shown on Multimap.

Answer 6

yess!!!

didnt it used to be a mental hospital

then jsut a regular hospital

but now its haunted and stuff....

its on the motorway

and i can see it from my school

Answer 7

No. Are you on the juice?