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Present name
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Park Prewett Hospital
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Previous name(s)
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Park Prewett Mental Hospital
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Address
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Aldermaston Road Basingstoke
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Foundation Year
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c1917
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Closed
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Yes
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Closure year
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c1996
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Administrative authorities
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Regional Hospital Board (1948-74)
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South West Metropolitan
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Hospital Management Committee (1948-74)
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Winchester Group
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Regional Health Authority (1974-82)
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Wessex
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Regional Health Authority (1982- )
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Wessex
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District Health Authority (1974-82)
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire
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District Health Authority (1982- )
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Basingstoke and North Hampshire
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County (before 1974)
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Hampshire
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County (1974-1996)
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Hampshire
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County (after 1996)
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Not applicable
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Status
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Pre 1948
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Local Authority
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Post 1948
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NHS
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Type
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Pre 1948
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Mental
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Post 1948
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Mental
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Other information
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Built in response to overcrowding at Knowle Hospital in 1898 a special committee was appointed by Hampshire County Council to explore feasability of second asylum. Building work started 1910. 1917 hospital taken over by military authorities, designated number four Canadian Hospital in August 1921. Rooksdown House opened 1930 as private patient block. During Second World War Rooksdown House became plastic surgery hospital and continued in this capacity till 1959.
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Records can be found at:
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Record type
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Date range
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Administrative
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1912 - 1992
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General
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1912 - 1981
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Finance
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1945 - 1948
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Admission & Discharge
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1920 - 1992
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Staff
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1949 - 1989
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Pictorial
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1917 - 1980
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Other
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1941 - 1948
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Clinical & Patients
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1950 - 1970
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Finding aids
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Finding aids
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Catalogue
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Location of finding aids
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At Repository(AR)
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Details
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Notes
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General administration includes plan of Park Prewett by Wm. Locke, 1743 and architectural plans 1912 - [1914]
Recreation - patients social club magazine 1941 - 1948
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