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Hospital

Borocourt Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Borocourt Institution for Mental Defectives
Address
Wyfold, Reading, RG4 9JD
Foundation Year
1878
Status
Closed (since 1993)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Oxford
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Berkshire Mental
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Oxford
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Oxford
District Authority (1974-1982)
West Berkshire
District Authority (Post-1982)
West Berkshire
Pre-1974 County
Berkshire
Post-1974 County
Berkshire
Post-1996 County
Berkshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
Local Authority: Berks, Bucks, Oxon and Reading Joint Board
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
Mentally Handicapped.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Berkshire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1929 - 1968
    Staff
    1929 - 1969
    Ephemera
    1959 - 1993

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR), The National Archives (TNA)
    Details
    Some material among records St Birinus Hospital Group (formerly Berkshire County Mental Hospital) Management Committee, PHA2
  • Oxfordshire History Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1930 - 1949
    General
    1931 - 1945
    Pictorial
    1932 - 1932
    Other
    1930 - 1949

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Card index
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Card Index: Uncatalogued and Unlisted Deposit as yet.