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Caernarvonshire and Anglesey Infirmary
The Caernarvonshire and Anglesey Infirmary, commonly known as the C&A, was a general hospital in Bangor, Wales. It was first established in 1809 and demolished in 1984, replaced by the new Ysbyty Gwynedd on a different site. HistoryThe hospital was first established as the Carnarvonshire and Anglesey Loyal Dispensary in 1809, to commemorate the 15th anniversary of George III's reign.[1] It initially had only a small building intended to help provide smallpox vaccinations, but in 1845 moved to a much larger site in Upper Bangor, funded by subscription from local gentry. The previous site was turned into previous accommodation and is now a veterinary surgery.[2] Despite the move, the now renamed Infirmary remained a small hospital, having only 11 beds in 1882.[3] It expanded greatly throughout the early 1900s, going from 149 beds in 1901 to 786 beds in 1926. Construction on a new wing as well as interior modernisation began in 1923, finishing three years later and increasing the bed capacity by 300.[4] It became a nurse training school in 1935.[5] The site was closed in 1984 as the new Ysbyty Gwynedd hospital opened in Penrhosgarnedd. It was ultimately demolished and replaced with what is now a Morrison's supermarket.[6] References
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