L A Moore Ltd has started demolition work at Blackberry Hill, a former psychiatric hospital in Bristol.

We are working in conjunction with Galliford Try plc and once demolition is complete 346 homes will be built on the site, 100 of which will be affordable. Retail and start-up business units, community buildings and green spaces are also planned for the site.

The site was originally developed in 1779 as a prison, housing Dutch and Spanish prisoners from the American Revolutionary War. The original buildings remaining from this time are grade II listed and will be retained for regeneration.

The site was used in various ways before becoming a dedicated mental health facility for the NHS in 1946. In 2007 the hospital was declared surplus to requirements by North Bristol NHS Trust and it was sold to Homes England (formerly the Homes and Community Agency) for redevelopment.

We expect to complete demolition works in spring 2019.