The County Lunatic Asylum, which was opened 21 July, 1823, is about half a mile from the city, on an elevated site, commanding some extensive views of the surrounding country. It has from time to time received many and considerable additions, and will now accommodate nearly 700 patients.
Morris & Co.’s commercial Directory & Gazetteer of Gloucestershire with Bristol and Monmouth. Second Edition. Hounds Gate, Nottingham. 1876.

