Lancashire Record Office
Finding aids
- Details
- UMIST: Guide to Records of Health Services in Manchester Area, 1981
Hospital
Ribchester Hospital
Last updated .
Important information
Information about this hospital might be outdated.
Details
- Previous Names
- Ribchester Public Assistance Institution
- Address
- Longridge, PR3 3XD
- Foundation Year
- 1788
- Status
- Closed (since 1982)
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- Manchester
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Whittingham
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- North Western
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- Preston
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Pre-1974 County
- Lancashire
- Post-1974 County
- Lancashire
- Post-1996 County
- Not applicable
Status
- Pre-1948
- Local Authority, Poor Law
- Pre-1948 information
- PLI: 1838 - 1930 Preston Board of Guardians. 1930-48 Public Assistance Institution
- Post-1948
- NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
- Mental
- Post-1948
- Geriatric, Mental
- Post-1948 information
- MNT: 1948 - 1979 Mental illness.
- GER: 1980 - 1982.
Other information
None
Record locations
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- Some material among records of Whittingham Hospital