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Hospital

Cowley Road Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Oxford City Workhouse (1865 - 1929)
Oxford Public Assistance Institution (1929 - 1946
8)
Geriatric (1946 - c1980)
Address
Cowley Road, Oxford
Foundation Year
1865
Status
Closed (since 1980)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Provinces (Teaching)
Management Committee (1948-1974)
United Oxford
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Oxford
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Oxfordshire (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Oxfordshire
Post-1974 County
Oxfordshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Poor Law, Other
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1865 - 1946.
OTHER: WWII Emergency Medical Service Hospital.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Geriatric.
Post-1948
Geriatric, Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1958 - c1980 Day Hospital.

Other information

Oxford Workhouse Baptism Records 1843 - 1865 Ox Rec Office 1872 - 1893

Record locations

  • Oxfordshire Health Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1843 - 1961
    General
    1948 - 1961
    Admission
    1843 - 1893
    Clinical
    1948 - 1979

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)