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Hospital

Warneford Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Oxford Lunatic Asylum Prior to opening 1821 - 1826
Radcliffe Asylum (1826 - 1843
Warneford Asylum or Warneford Hospital 1843 - Present
Address
Warneford Lane, Oxford, OX3 7JX
Current Trust
Oxfordshire Mental Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1826
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Oxford
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Warneford and Park Hospitals, Oxford
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Oxford
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Oxford
District Authority (1974-1982)
Oxfordshire (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Oxfordshire
Pre-1974 County
Oxfordshire
Post-1974 County
Oxfordshire
Post-1996 County
Oxfordshire

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: 1826 - 1948 Public Subscription.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

Associated Hospitals: Park Hospital for Nervous Diseases 1939 - 1958 Park Hospital for Children 1958 - Present

Record locations

  • Oxford University: New College Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1872 - 1898
    Staff
    1897 - 1897
    Private Papers
    1872 - 1898

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    Other
    Details
    OTHER: BG: 'The Archives of New College, Oxford', Dr F Steer, Philimore 1974, still in print 1986.
  • Oxfordshire Health Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1567 - 1990
    General
    1812 - 1990
    Finance
    1813 - 1990
    Estates
    1567 - 1960
    Nursing
    1826 - 1971
    Staff
    1812 - 1971
    Admission
    1826 - 1963
    Clinical
    1826 - 1963
    Ephemera
    1812 - 1971
    Pictorial
    1824 - 1989
    Private Papers
    1825 - 1875

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), Local Record Office (LRO), Other
    Details
    LRO: Oxfordshire Archives.
    OTHER: Local History Department, Westgate Library, Oxford Bodleian Library, Oxford.