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Hospital

Mary Dendy Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Sandlebridge Boarding School (1908 - 1933)
Mary Dendy Home (1933 - 1948)
Address
Great Warford, Alderly Edge
Foundation Year
1908
Status
Closed (since 1975)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Cranage Hall
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Mersey
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Crewe
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Cheshire
Post-1974 County
Cheshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: 1908 - 1941 Incoporated Lancashire and Cheshire Society for the Permanent Care of the Feeble-Minded.
LA: 1941 - 1948 Cheshire County Council.

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Feeble-minded.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental defectives.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Cheshire and Chester Archives and Local Studies

    Record types

    Administrative
    1903 - 1986
    General
    1903 - 1986
    Staff
    1927 - 1979
    Clinical
    1902 - 1976
    Ephemera
    1912 - 1980

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue, Card index
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.

  • Cranage Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1948 - 1974
    General
    1948 - 1974

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Cranage Hospital now closed - no current information as to present whereabouts of these records: may be at Cheshire and Chester Record Office

  • Manchester University: John Rylands Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1899 - 1910
    General
    1901 - 1910
    Ephemera
    1899 - 1901

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Annual reports; ephemera

  • Mary Dendy Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1902 - 1955
    General
    1902 - 1944
    Clinical
    1907 - 1928
    Other
    1908 - 1955

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Hospital now closed - no current information as to present whereabouts of these records: may be at Cheshire and Chester Record Office