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Hospital

Fairfield Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bedford Lunatic Asylum (1812 - 1846)
Three Counties Asylum (1846 - c.1928)
Arlesey Three Counties Hospital (by 1929 - 1964)
Address
Stotfold, Hitchin, SG5 4AA
Previous Locations
Ampthill Road, Bedford (1812 - 1860)
Current Trust
Bedfordshire and Luton Community NHS Trust (since 1999)
Foundation Year
1812
Status
Closed (since 1999)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Bedford Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Southern
District Authority (Post-1982)
South Bedfordshire
Pre-1974 County
Bedfordshire
Post-1974 County
Bedfordshire
Post-1996 County
Bedfordshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Private
Pre-1948 information
PRIV: Some private patients including some from prisons.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

A Proper House: Bedford Lunatic Asylum 1812 - 1860 by Bernard Cashman published by Bedfordshire Health Authority 1992. A Place in the Country: Three Counties Asylum by Judith Pettigrew, Rory W Reynolds and Sandra Rouse Published by South Bedfordshire Community Health Care Trust 1998.

Record locations

  • Bedfordshire and Luton Archives and Record Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1812 - 1983
    General
    1812 - 1983
    Finance
    1812 - 1958
    Nursing
    1860 - 1957
    Staff
    1864 - 1948
    Admission
    1812 - 1960
    Clinical
    1816 - 1970
    Ephemera
    1854 - 1983
    Pictorial
    1870 - 1971
    Other
    1860 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Case Books up to 1912, case files thereafter, selection after 1951. Usual embargo on production.

  • Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

    Record types

    Administrative
    1854 - 1948
    General
    1854 - 1932
    Finance
    1856 - 1889
    Admission
    1934 - 1948
    Ephemera
    1854 - 1856

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H553/6; QS; interim list: off acc 80, off acc 350