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Hospital

Crichton Royal Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Crichton Institution for Lunatics (1839 - 1840)
Crichton Royal Institution (1840 - c.1945)
Address
Dumfries, DG1 4TG
Current Trust
Dumfries and Galloway Primary Care NHS Trust (since 1999)
Foundation Year
1839
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Crichton Royal
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Scotland
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Scotland
District Authority (1974-1982)
Dumfries and Galloway
District Authority (Post-1982)
Dumfries and Galloway
Pre-1974 County
Dumfriesshire
Post-1974 County
Dumfries and Gallowa
Post-1996 County
Dumfries and Galloway

Status

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Privately endowed.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

Amalgamated with Dumfries and Galloway Royal Infirmary 1972.

Record locations

  • Dumfries and Galloway Health Board Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1823 - 1839
    General
    1839 - 1839
    Finance
    1823 - 1823
    Estates
    1823 - 1823
    Nursing
    1839 - 1839
    Staff
    1839 - 1839
    Admission
    1839 - 1937
    Clinical
    1937 - 1937

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Card index
    Location
    At Repository (AR)

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1880 - 1882
    Private Papers
    1880 - 1882

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Diaries of James Adam, physician superintendent, with inserted letters, memoranda, programmes, etc MSS 5517-5519