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Hospital

Eaves Lane Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Chorley Public Assistance Institution
Eaves Lane Institution
Address
Chorley, PR6 0TT
Foundation Year
1872 (approximately)
Status
Closed (since 1982)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Preston and Chorley
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: c.1872 - 1930 Chorley Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 Lancashire County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Maternity, Mental, Other
Post-1948 information
MAT: 1938 - c.1957
MNT: Mental defectives.
OTHER: c.1957 - 1982 Chronic (mainly).

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Chorley Central Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1800 - 1818
    General
    1800 - 1818

    Finding aids

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

    Record types

    Administrative
    1942 - 1949
    Admission
    1942 - 1948
    Other
    1947 - 1949

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Hospital now closed: no information about current whereabouts of these records: try Lancashire Record Office
  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1838 - 1961
    General
    1838 - 1951
    Finance
    1899 - 1961
    Admission
    1926 - 1952
    Clinical
    1930 - 1948
    Other
    1872 - 1947

    Finding aids

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