Corporate Derby; Kingsway Hospital; 1888-?; mental health hospital, former Victorian lunatic asylum DS/UK/3644 Kingsway Hospital Derby Borough Lunatic Asylum (1888-?) 1888-? mental health hospital, former Victorian lunatic asylum Derby

Derby Borough Asylum opened in 1888, with 27 patients, housed in a building designed by Hull architect Benjamin S Jacobs. It later became known as Kingsway Hospital, and was taken over by the National Health Service in 1948. Governance 1888-1948 Borough of Derby/Derby County Borough Council 1948-1974 Sheffield Regional Hospital Board - Derby No. 4 Hospital Management Committee 1974-1996 Trent Regional Health Authority Counties had been given permissive powers to build asylums for pauper lunatics in 1808 and this was made compulsory in 1853. Responsibility for mental health and other hospital services transferred to regional hospital boards under the National Health Service Act. Improve Yes International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Derbyshire Record Office Collections Manual Section 7 v5.1 (May 2020) DERBYSHIRE\a7005277 21/01/2021 DERBYSHIRE\71100550 22/08/2025 5b42182e-b3fc-4a3e-a461-c8910a46bcd4