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Hospital

Royal Infirmary (Sunderland)

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Details

Previous Names
Sunderland Dispensary; Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland Dispensary; Bishopwearmouth and Sunderland Dispensary and Infirmary; Sunderland Infirmary; Sunderland Royal Infirmary (from 1911)
Address
New Durham Road, Sunderland, SR2 7JE
Previous Locations
Little John Street (1794-?); 49 Villiers Street (?-1817); Bowling Green House, Sans Street (1817-1823); Chester Road (1823-1867)
Current Trust
City Hospitals Sunderland (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1794
Status
Closed (since 1996)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Newcastle-Upon-Tyne
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Sunderland Area
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Northern
District Authority (1974-1982)
Sunderland
District Authority (Post-1982)
Sunderland
Pre-1974 County
Durham
Post-1974 County
Tyne and Wear
Post-1996 County
Tyne and Wear

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Tyne and Wear Archives Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1778 - 1973
    General
    1800 - 1960
    Finance
    1889 - 1948
    Estates
    1919 - 1924
    Nursing
    1898 - 1973
    Staff
    1926 - 1973
    Admission
    1924 - 1973
    Clinical
    1887 - 1981
    Ephemera
    1778 - 1967
    Pictorial
    1890 - 1960
    Other
    1904 - 1936

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    HO.SRI Includes material collected 1922 for centenary history