Corporate Belper; Ridgeway Hospital; fl 1895-fl 1986; hospital DS/UK/M/4728 Ridgeway Hospital Belper Joint Hospital Committee (pre 1895-1948) National Health Service (1948-1986) Rideway Isolation Hospital fl 1895-fl 1986 hospital Belper

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Rideway Isolation Hospital opened in 1895 and was run by the Belper Joint Hospital Committee until the establishment of the National Health Service in 1948. It later became a "Hospital for the mentally handicapped", with a unit admitting children under 16 years of age during the years 1980-1984. In 1986, there were 50 patients, all male and mostly elderly. Wards: Amber, Belmont and Cedar Complete Yes BBC Domesday website 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 19/11/2021 cc586b3e-9f64-4b07-bb70-f05e880f1292