9 9 7 , ▁situated ▁on ▁the ▁north - west ▁edge ▁of ▁Br istol , ▁England , ▁just ▁within ▁South ▁Gl ouc esters hire . ▁ ▁Most ▁patients ▁were ▁long - term ▁residents , ▁both ▁adult s ▁and ▁children ▁of ▁all ▁ages . ▁A ▁school ▁was ▁on - site . ▁Prior ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 0 , ▁it ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁Park ▁Col ony , ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁Bur den ▁Ne uro log ical ▁Institute , ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁was ▁co - located ▁at ▁the ▁hospital , ▁and ▁out last ed ▁the ▁hospital ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁associated ▁Bur den ▁Ne uro log ical ▁Hospital ▁was ▁formed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁The ▁Institute ▁later ▁operated ▁at ▁French ay ▁Hospital ▁as ▁a ▁char ity . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 2 ▁the ▁Rev . ▁Harold ▁Nelson ▁Bur den , ▁chap lain ▁at ▁Hor field ▁Pr ison , ▁and ▁Kath ar ine ▁his ▁wife ▁founded ▁the ▁National ▁Institution s ▁for ▁Pers ons ▁Re qu iring ▁Care ▁and ▁Control ▁to ▁care ▁for ▁ment ally ▁disabled ▁children ▁and ▁adult s . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁they ▁r ented ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁Park ▁estate , ▁opening ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁Park ▁Col ony ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁The ▁col ony ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁institution ▁cert ified ▁as ▁a ▁home ▁for ▁ment ally