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D7066 - Kingsway Hospital, formerly Derby Borough Lunatic Asylum, Derby - 1900-1974
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Archive Reference / Library Class No.
D7066
Title
Kingsway Hospital, formerly Derby Borough Lunatic Asylum, Derby
Date
1900-1974
Description
Kingsway Hospital Quarterly Chronicle (1951-1962); Derby Borough Asylum Newsletter (1900-1908), Derby Mental Hospital Newsletter (1919-1923); Derby Borough Mental Hospital (1926-1941); Kingsway Journal (1964-1967); Kingway Hospital Journal (1968); Admissions Deaths and Discharges (1964-1966); Admissions and Discharges (1960-1982)
Extent
7 boxes and 3 shelves
Level
Fonds
Repository
Derbyshire Record Office
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Archive Creator
Kingsway Hospital, formerly Derby Borough Lunatic Asylum, Derby
Administrative History
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.
Custodial History
Transfered to Derbyshire Record Office in March 2009.
Organisation Sub-Type
Hospitals
Related Material
See D5874
Term
Hospitals
Mental health services
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Derby; Kingsway Hospital; 1888-; mental health hospital, former Victorian lunatic asylum
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Type
Derby
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