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Hospital

Ribbleton Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
The Chestnuts (by 1929 - 1931 at Least)
Chestnuts Sanatorium (by 1948 - 1962)
Address
Miller Road, Preston, PR2 6LS
Current Trust
Guild Community Health Care NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1919
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Preston and Chorley
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Preston
District Authority (Post-1982)
Preston
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Lancashire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Preston County Borough Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - 1982 Tuberculosis and chest. 1982 - 1995 Elderly severely mentally infirm.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1932 - 1948
    Ephemera
    1932 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HRPi.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.