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Hospital

Burnley General Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Burnley Municipal Hospital (c.1933 - 1935)
Burnley Municipal General Hospital (1936 - 1948)
Address
Casterton Avenue, Burnley, BB10 2PQ
Current Trust
Burnley Health Care NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1877
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Burnley and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Burnley
District Authority (Post-1982)
Burnley, Pendle and Rossendale
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Lancashire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law, Private, Other
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1877 - 1930 Burnley Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 Burnley County Borough Council.
Post-1948
NHS, Trust

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric, Mental
Post-1948 information
AC: Mainly.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Burnley Central Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1900 - 1977
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1977

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Possibly now at Lancashire Record Office?

  • Burnley General Hospital

    Record types

    Clinical
    1940 - 1950

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Possibly now at Lancashire Record Office?

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1837 - 1960
    General
    1837 - 1960
    Finance
    1838 - 1948
    Admission
    1894 - 1943
    Clinical
    1946 - 1978
    Other
    1946 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HRBu; ref HRBV acc 9833 (addl); DDX 1101 acc 9061
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.; HRBU
    Additional records 1907-1987 reported in NRA Accessions to Repositories 2008