Catalogue description DIDWORTHY SANATORIUM, SOUTH BRENT AND LEE MILL HOSPITAL, IVYBRIDGE

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Details of 1116
Reference: 1116
Title: DIDWORTHY SANATORIUM, SOUTH BRENT AND LEE MILL HOSPITAL, IVYBRIDGE
Held by: Plymouth Archives, The Box, not available at The National Archives
Language: English
Creator:

Didworthy Voluntary Assisted Sanatorium, South Brent, 1903-?

Lee Mill Hospital, Ivybridge, 1928-
Physical description: 162 files
Access conditions:

Restricted access
Immediate source of acquisition:

Accession 1116
Subjects:
  • Health services
Administrative / biographical background:

Didworthy Voluntary Assisted Sanatorium South Brent, opened in 1903 for the treatment of consumptives from Devon and Cornwall. It comprised several blocks divided into male and female wards. A new wing was opened in 1913 for ten men. The hospital was transferred to the local health authority control.

 

Lee Mill Hospital situated near Ivybridge opened in 1928 for geriatric patients. It was closed in 1989, then partially re-opened for patients with learning difficulties. Currently it is in use, though at a much reduced level.
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