Last orders at The Min!

Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath

“...The hospital was founded in 1738 as The Mineral Water Hospital. It provided care for the impoverished sick who were attracted to Bath because of the supposed healing properties of the mineral water from the spa. The original building, which was designed by John Wood the Elder, was built with Bath stone donated by Ralph Allen and completed in 1742. It was later enlarged, firstly in 1793 by the addition of an attic storey and later in 1860 by a second building erected on the west side of the earlier edifice. There is a fine pediment, in Bath stone, on the 1860 building depicting the parable of the Good Samaritan...” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_National_Hospital_for_Rheumatic_Diseases

A personal blip today, I wanted to record my last visit to The Min as in two weeks times the hospital closes and all departments will move up to the RUH, the city’s main hospital. The historic city centre building has been sold, and locally it’s rumoured that it will be turned into an upmarket hotel. So the next time I visit my specialist will be a far less grand affair, no oil paintings or chandeliers in the waiting room!