Norfolk Record Office
Record types
- Administrative
- 1835 - 1976
- General
- 1835 - 1948
- Finance
- 1836 - 1930
- Staff
- 1892 - 1930
- Admission
- 1896 - 1976
Finding aids
- Finding aids
- Catalogue
- Location
- At Repository (AR)
- Details
- C/GP11; C/GC5; H5
Hospital
Vale Hospital
Last updated .
Important information
Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
- Previous Names
- Henstead Poor Law Workhouse 1835 - 1930
- The Vale Institution, Swainsthorpe 1930 - 1948
- Address
- Swainsthorpe, Norwich, NR14 8PS
- Foundation Year
- 1835 (approximately)
- Status
- Closed (since 1985)
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- East Anglian
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Norwich, Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- East Anglian
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- Norwich
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Pre-1974 County
- Norfolk
- Post-1974 County
- Norfolk
- Post-1996 County
- Not applicable
Status
- Pre-1948
- Local Authority, Poor Law
- Pre-1948 information
- Local Authority: 1930 - 1948 Norfolk County Council (Guardian Committee No. 5)
- Poor Law Infirmary: 1835 - 1930 Henstead Poor Law Union.
- Post-1948
- NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
- General, Other
- Pre-1948 information
- OTHER: Chronic.
- General From 1930
- Post-1948
- Geriatric, Mental, Other
- Post-1948 information
- OTHER: Chronic sick.
Other information
None
Record locations
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- Henstead Poor Law Union records date from 1835. Date of construction of Workhouse Infirmary has not been established.