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Hospital

Westminster Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Westminster Infirmary for the Sick and Needy (1720 - 1770)
Address
Dean Ryle Street, London, SW1P 2AP
Previous Locations
Petty France, Westminster (1720 - 1724)
Chapel Street, Westminster (1724 - 1735)
Castle Lane, Buckingham Gate, Westminster (1735 - 1834)
Broad Sanctuary, Westminster (1834 - 1939)
Foundation Year
1715 (approximately)
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
London (Teaching)
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Westminster
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
South (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Victoria 1982 1984 Riverside 1984
Pre-1974 County
London
Post-1974 County
Greater London
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: Medical school associated with Westminster Hospital from 1838.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General, Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: 1734 - ? Incurables.
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Chelsea and Westminster Hospital Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1800 - 1990

    Finding aids

    Location
    At Repository (AR)

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1627 - 1974
    General
    1715 - 1974
    Finance
    1790 - 1969
    Estates
    1865 - 1966
    Nursing
    1885 - 1968
    Staff
    1750 - 1967
    Admission
    1846 - 1967
    Ephemera
    1627 - 1974
    Pictorial
    1774 - 1970

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H2/WH
    Hospital and Charities Annual Reports
    Annual Reports 1897 - 1947 SC/PPS/093/78,85

  • Surrey History Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1871 - 1874
    General
    1871 - 1874
    Estates
    1871 - 1873

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Clinical
    1929 - 1970
    Pictorial
    1940 - 1966
    Other
    1993 - 1993

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Casebooks of Sir Stanford Cade (radiotherapy) GC/147; tape and transcript of oral history interview with colleagues of Cade in the Radiotherapy Dept, 1993, with photos and cartoon of Cade, c. 1940s-1966, GC/171