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Hospital

St Olave's Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Rotherhithe Workhouse
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Infirmary
Bermondsey and Rotherhithe Hospital
Address
Lower Road, London, SE16
Foundation Year
1876
Status
Closed (since 1985)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Bermondsey and Southwark Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Guy's (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Lewisham and North Southwark
Pre-1974 County
Surrey/London
Post-1974 County
Greater London
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1876 - 1904 St Olave's Union, 1904 - 1930 Bermondsey Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

4. Guy's Hospital (H9/GY) (photographs, pamphlets, press-cuttings).

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1848 - 1959
    General
    1875 - 1948
    Finance
    1914 - 1930
    Nursing
    1893 - 1893
    Staff
    1876 - 1930
    Admission
    1848 - 1959
    Ephemera
    1948 - 1959
    Pictorial
    1910 - 1959

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: CAT: HO3/OLA.
    AR: See also St Olave's/Bermondsey Board of Guardians B.B.G., London County Council Central Public Health Committee 1929 - 1934, Hospitals and Medical Services Committee 1934 - 1948, London County Council Public Health, General and Special Hospitals Committee PH/HOSP/3, Guy's Hospital H9/GY.