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Hospital

Bury General Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bury Dispensary Hospital (? - 1928 at the latest)
Bury Infirmary (by 1929 - 1948); ? also known as Bury County Hospital?
Address
Walmersley Road, Bury, BL9 6PG
Current Trust
Bury Health Care NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1829
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

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

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS, Trust

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute
Post-1948 information
AC: Mainly.

Other information

The Dispensary was established in 1829, the hospital opened in 1882.

Record locations

  • Bury Art Gallery, Library and Museum

    Record types

    Administrative
    1882 - 1945
    Ephemera
    1921 - 1921
    Private Papers
    1931 - 1945
    Other
    1882 - 1923

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
  • Charities Commission

    Record types

    Administrative
    1925 - 1938
    Nursing
    1925 - 1938

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
  • Greater Manchester County Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1844 - 1971
    General
    1844 - 1971
    Admission
    1944 - 1970
    Clinical
    1942 - 1966
    Ephemera
    1960 - 1960
    Other
    1910 - 1950

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Nursing records, NRA Accessions to Repositories 2006