York University: Borthwick Institute of Historical Research
Record types
- Administrative
- 1902 - 1968
- General
- 1905 - 1968
- Estates
- 1902 - 1963
- Pictorial
- 1940 - 1960
Finding aids
- Finding aids
- Catalogue
- Location
- At Repository (AR)
Hospital
Whixley Hospital
Last updated .
Important information
Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
- Previous Names
- The Yorkshire Inebriates Reformatory (1905 - 1916)
- Mid Yorkshire Institution for the Mentally Defective (1916 - 1948)
- Whixley Colony (1948 - 1958)
- Address
- Whixley, YO5 8DR
- Current Trust
- Harrogate Health Services NHS Trust (since 1992)
- Foundation Year
- 1905
- Status
- Closed (since 1993)
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- Leeds
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- York (B)
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- Yorkshire
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Yorkshire
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- York
- Pre-1974 County
- West Riding of Yorkshire
- Post-1974 County
- North Yorkshire
- Post-1996 County
- Not applicable
Status
- Pre-1948
- Local Authority
- Pre-1948 information
- LA: 1905 - 1916 Yorkshire Inebriates Act Joint Committee, 1916 - 1948 Joint Board of West Riding County Council and Bradford, Hull, Leeds, York and Halifax County Boroughs.
- Post-1948
- NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
- Mental, Other
- Pre-1948 information
- OTHER: 1905 - 1916 Inebriates.
- MNT: 1916 - 1948 Mental handicap
- Post-1948
- Mental
- Post-1948 information
- MNT: Mental handicap
Other information
Associated hostels: Ripon, Bubwith and Tadcaster Hostels. A short history of the hospital to be included in forthcoming guide to hospital records at the Borthwick Institute by K Webb (in progress 1999)