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Hospital

Chester Royal Infirmary

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Chester Infirmary (1755 - 1914)
Address
St Martin's Way, Chester, CH1 2AZ
Previous Locations
Nicholas Street, Chester
Bluecoat School, Northgate Street (1756 - 1761)
Foundation Year
1755
Status
Closed

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Chester and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Mersey
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Mersey
District Authority (1974-1982)
Chester
District Authority (Post-1982)
Chester
Pre-1974 County
Cheshire
Post-1974 County
Cheshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: 1763 - 1856 Board of Governors, 1857 - 1948 Board of Management.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Isolation Hospital opened at Sealand by Chester Corporation, 1899; Sanatorium opened at Parkgate, 1882.

Record locations

  • Chester Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1755 - 1990
    General
    1755 - 1986
    Finance
    1764 - 1929
    Estates
    1812 - 1948
    Nursing
    1890 - 1961
    Admission
    1881 - 1990
    Clinical
    1755 - 1969
    Ephemera
    1755 - 1958
    Pictorial
    1913 - 1949
    Other
    1903 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Journal of patients 1755 - 1792, Operations book 1929 - 1944, ENT Operations book 1954 - 1965, Orthopaedic Department day books 1941 - c1953, Mortuary Register 1932 1941