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Hospital

Alexandra Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Address
19 Alexandra Road, Barnstaple, EX32 8BD
Foundation Year
1837
Status
Closed (since 1978)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
North Devon
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
North Devon
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Poor Law
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Other
Pre-1948 information
OTHER: Chronic sick - mainly long stay.
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
Other: Long Stay

Other information

Originally workhouse, then Poor Law Infirmary. demolished mid 1980s to make way for residential accommodation

Record locations

  • North Devon Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1837 - 1959
    General
    1902 - 1948
    Finance
    1837 - 1953
    Nursing
    1928 - 1959
    Admission
    1938 - 1950
    Clinical
    1920 - 1956

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    ref NDRO 3070