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Hospital

Brandreth Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Ormskirk Dispensary (1797-1896); Ormskirk Dispensary and Cottage Hospital (1896 - 1931)
Ormskirk General Hospital (1932 - 1938)
Ormskirk General Hospital and Dispensary (1939 - 1947)
Ormskirk General Hospital (1948 - 1961)
Address
Hants Lane, Ormskirk, L39 1PX
Foundation Year
1797
Status
Closed (since 1990)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Ormskirk and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Ormskirk
District Authority (Post-1982)
West Lancashire
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric, Other
Post-1948 information
AC: 1948 - 1965 Mainly.
GER: 1983 - c.1990.
OTHER: 1966 - 1982 Chronic, 1983 - c.1990 Long stay.

Other information

The Dispensary was founded in 1703, the hospital in 1896.

Record locations

  • Ormskirk and District General Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1929 - 1948
    General
    1929 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Ref HROK.