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Building the Green Park House Residential Home, Bath c.1963

Building the Green Park House Residential Home, Bath c.1963

Image Reference: 22057
Image Date: 1963
Measurements: 5.4 x 5.4 cm
Medium: photo
Collection: Bath Chronicle
Library Reference: Chronicle X AF593
Credit: Bath & North East Somerset Council
Library: Bath Record Office : Archives & Local Studies

Description: Kingsmead flats can be seen on the background. The building was opened by the Mayor in May 1964 with a long list of VIP attendees. The home was designed by F.W. Beresford Smith and built as a hostel for elderly persons. The Hostel offered accommodation for 43 persons, 3 single bedrooms, 5 double bedrooms and 5 sitting rooms. A Centre for Handicapped Persons offered handicraft and instruction rooms, a concert hall with stage, television room, quiet room, games room etc.

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