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Hospital

Royal Oldham Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Oldham Workhouse (1851-1913)
Westwood Park Poor Law Institution 1913-1930
Boundary Park Hospital (by 1929 - c.1938)
Oldham Municipal Hospital (c.1938 - 1942)
Boundary Park General Hospital (1943 - 1947) Oldham and District General Hospital (1955 - c.1990)
Boundary Park Municipal Hospital (1948 - 1949)
Boundary Park General Hospital (1950-1955
Oldham and District General Hospital (1955-1970)
Address
Rochdale Road, Oldham, OLI2JH
Current Trust
Royal Oldham Hospital and Community Services NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1851
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

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

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: c.1870 - 1930 Oldham Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 Oldham County Borough Public Health Committee.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

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

Other information

Founded in c.1870 as a workhouse infirmary by Oldham Board of Guardians. ? in existing workhouse f. c. 1851?

Record locations

  • Borough Architects Department (Oldham)

    Record types

    Administrative
    1877 - 1937
    General
    1877 - 1937

    Finding aids

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

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1847 - 1900
    General
    1847 - 1900

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Reference: PUO

  • Oldham Local Studies and Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1847 - 1970
    General
    1901 - 1970
    Finance
    1896 - 1970
    Estates
    1892 - 1930
    Nursing
    1945 - 1964
    Staff
    1888 - 1964
    Admission
    1871 - 1955
    Clinical
    1847 - 1968
    Ephemera
    1847 - 1962

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Cat refs A- PUO, A-HBO