Ref No | D1658 |
Title | Pastures Hospital, formerly Derby County Lunatic Asylum |
Date | 1851-1993 |
Extent | 20 shelves |
Administrative History | The hospital opened in 1851 as the county lunatic asylum, taking pauper and private patients. It was renamed Pastures Hospital in the mid-twentieth century. It closed in 1993 as part of the reorganisation of mental health care. |
Custodial History | These records were deposited at Derbyshire Record Office in several consignments from 1976. |
Creator | Pastures Hospital, formerly Derby County Lunatic Asylum |
Description | Patient registers 1851-1976 (gaps), Patient case books 1851-1934, various medical registers, report books, treatment books 19th-20th century, Chapel registers 1961-1993 |
Access Conditions | The records containing personal information less than 100 years old are not generally available for public consultation. |
Copies | A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office. |
Related Material | For plans and some photogrpahs of the county asylum 1884-1925, see D2200/C/1/1.
For records of the Derby Borough Asylum (later Kingsway Hospital), see D5874. |
FindingAids | To see a full list for this collection, click the link below |
URL | http://calmview.derbyshire.gov.uk/calmview/overview.aspx?src=calmview.catalog&q=refno:D1658* |
Organisation Type | Official Bodies - Health and welfare |
Sub-Group | Hospitals |
Term | Mental health services |