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Hospital

Caterham Dene Mental Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Metropolitan District Asylum
Caterham and District (1981 - 1986)
Metropolitan Imbecile Asylum; Caterham Asylum (1870 - 1920)
Caterham Mental Hospital (1920 - 1941); St Lawrence's Hospital c. 1941- 1980s)
Address
Church Road, Caterham, CR3 5RA
Previous Locations
Croydon Road, Caterham, CR3 5YA
Current Trust
Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1998)
Foundation Year
1870
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Redhill and Netherne
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
East Surrey
District Authority (Post-1982)
East Surrey
Pre-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1974 County
Surrey
Post-1996 County
Surrey

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1870 - 1948 London County Council. Metropolitan Asylums Board
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
Mental Deficiency
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1867 - 1979
    General
    1867 - 1979
    Finance
    1957 - 1969
    Estates
    1913 - 1921
    Staff
    1870 - 1973
    Admission
    1870 - 1973
    Clinical
    1870 - 1973
    Other
    1891 - 1958

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    Brief Guide: Hospital and Charity Annual Report; AR: BG: H23/SL; B01/098
    AR: See also St Olave's/Bermondsey Board of Guardians B.B.G., Metropolitan Asylums Board, London County Council Asylums Committee 1889 -1914, Asylums and Mental Deficiency Committee 1914 - 1922, Mental Hospitals Committee 1922 - 1948.
    Annual Reports - Annual Reports Collection SC/PPS/121/01; Other = Chaplians report books, 1891-1958

  • Surrey History Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1915 - 1932
    Other
    1915 - 1932

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1872 - 1879
    Private Papers
    1872 - 1879

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Diaries of James Adam, superintendent, with inserted letters, memoranda, programmes, etc MSS 5510-5516