[5] The Institute later operated at Frenchay Hospital as a charity,[6][7] and later as a research grant giving trust.

Burden having been a member of the Royal Commission for inquiry into care of the feeble-minded that lead to the Act.

In 1917, it was granted an expanded licence for 1,528 "inmates", making it Britain's largest licensed institution.

[14] The NHS Hospital Advisory Service visited in 1971 and wrote a damning report on the terrible conditions at Stoke Park.

[22] The Dower House, a prominent Grade II* listed landmark in Bristol, was the most visible part of the hospital.

[24] Records of the Stoke Park Hospital Group are held at Bristol Archives (Ref.