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Present name
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Herrison Hospital
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Previous name(s)
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Dorset County Lunatic Asylum (1832 - 1919)
Dorset County Mental Hospital (1920 - c.1940)
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Address
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Herrison Dorchester DT2 9RL
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Previous location
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Foundation Year
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1832
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Closed
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Yes
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Closure year
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1992
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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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Dorset (Herrison, Dorchester)
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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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West Dorset
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District Health Authority (1982- )
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West Dorset
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County (before 1974)
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Dorset
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County (1974-1996)
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Dorset
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County (after 1996)
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Dorset
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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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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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1829 - 1968
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General
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1832 - 1959
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Finance
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1829 - 1967
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Estates
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1900 - 1929
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Admission & Discharge
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1837 - 1968
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Staff
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1900 - 1941
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Pictorial
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-
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Clinical & Patients
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1845 - 1960
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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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Catalogue: NG/HH/CMR
The Catalogue we hold is a survey list. The archive is currently being catalogued - I could send you a copy of the catalogue when it is completed.
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Notes
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Addl records received 2005 (NRA 2005)
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