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Hospital

Heath Charnock Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Heath Charnock Infectious Diseases Hospital (by 1929 - 1958)
Address
Chorley, PR6 9EH
Foundation Year
1901
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)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Preston
District Authority (Post-1982)
Preston
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1901 - 1948 Chorley and District Joint Hospital Board. 1831 - 1847 Lancashire County Council use part of the hospital.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation, Tuberculosis
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - c.1956 Infectious diseases, c.1956 - 1982 Long stay.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Heath Charnock Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1940 - 1963
    Admission
    1940 - 1963

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Hospital now closed - no information on current whereabouts of these records