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Entry Type
Corporate
Corporate Name
Ridgeway Hospital
Parent Body
Belper Joint Hospital Committee (pre 1895-1948)
National Health Service (1948-1986)
Also Known As
Rideway Isolation Hospital
Place
Belper
Epithet
hospital
Dates
fl 1895-fl 1986
History
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
Address
Crich Lane, Belper DE56 2JH
Source
BBC Domesday website
Authorised Form of Name
Belper; Ridgeway Hospital; fl 1895-fl 1986; hospital
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