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Hospital

Napsbury Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Napsbury Asylum (1905 - c.1918); County of Middlesex War Hospital at Napsbury
Napsbury Mental Hospital (c.1918 - c.1943)
Address
Napsbury, St Albans, AL2 1AA
Current Trust
Barnet Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1905
Status
Closed (since 1999)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Shenley and Napsbury
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Barnet/Finchley
District Authority (Post-1982)
Barnet
Pre-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1996 County
Hertfordshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1905 - 1948 Middlesex County Council. War Hospital c. 1915-1919
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental, Military, Other
Pre-1948 information
Military use, First World War
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1898 - 1974
    General
    1898 - 1974
    Admission
    1905 - 1964

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H50
    Administrative records formerly at Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies transferred to LMA 2005; also some accessions of plans

  • The National Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1915 - 1919
    Admission
    1915 - 1919
    Clinical
    1916 - 1920

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), The National Archives (TNA)
    MH 106: British, colonial and US forces patients. Also operation registers, medical sheets

  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1927 - 1956
    Clinical
    1933 - 1935
    Private Papers
    1927 - 1956
    Other
    1930 - 1930

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Pathological Department reports, 1933-1935 GC/135