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Hospital

Bolton Royal Infirmary

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bolton Dispensary (1814 - 1838)
Bolton Dispensary and Infirmary (1838 - c.1934)
Address
Chorley Street, Bolton, BL1 4QS
Previous Locations
Chorley Street was previously named Chorley New Road
Current Trust
Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1814
Status
Closed (since 1999)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Bolton and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Bolton
District Authority (Post-1982)
Bolton
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS, Trust

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Associated institutions: Blair Convalescent Home, Bolton (daughter); Edmund Potter Hospital, Fernclough (auxillary). Building was demolished in 1999

Record locations

  • Bolton Archive and Local Studies Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1770 - 1960
    General
    1813 - 1950
    Finance
    1920 - 1948
    Estates
    1770 - 1960
    Clinical
    1936 - 1968
    Ephemera
    1898 - 1902

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HBO.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Operating theatre registers 1936 - 1968; additional surgical registers, NRA Accessions to Repositories 2006

  • Bolton Royal Infirmary

    Record types

    Administrative
    1883 - 1962
    General
    1886 - 1938
    Nursing
    1883 - 1962
    Staff
    1887 - 1934
    Clinical
    1938 - 1968
    Other
    1898 - 1902

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    This institution has now been demolished: the present whereabouts of the records formerly held on-site is not known

  • Charities Commission

    Record types

    Administrative
    1932 - 1932
    Estates
    1932 - 1932

    Finding aids

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

  • Hospital Saturday Council

    Record types

    Administrative
    1882 - 1978
    General
    1882 - 1978
    Finance
    1882 - 1885

    Finding aids

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

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1813 - 1977
    General
    1813 - 1950
    Finance
    1814 - 1815
    Ephemera
    1929 - 1977
    Other
    1898 - 1924

    Finding aids

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

  • North West Film Archive

    Record types

    Administrative
    1929 - 1929
    Pictorial
    1929 - 1929

    Finding aids

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