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Hospital

Bristol Royal Infirmary

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Address
Marlborough Street, Bristol, BS2 8HW
Current Trust
United Bristol Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1991)
Foundation Year
1736
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Provinces (Teaching)
Management Committee (1948-1974)
United Bristol
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Bristol (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Bristol and Weston
Pre-1974 County
Bristol
Post-1974 County
Avon
Post-1996 County
Bristol

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Daughter institution - Bristol Royal Infirmary Surgery and Dispensary. Amalgamated with Bristol General Hospital, Sept 1939, the group to be known as Bristol Royal Hospital; within the group was known as the Royal Infirmary branch.

Record locations

  • Bristol Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1736 - 1980
    General
    1736 - 1959
    Finance
    1736 - 1944
    Nursing
    1870 - 1911
    Staff
    1870 - 1911
    Admission
    1737 - 1880
    Clinical
    1836 - 1951
    Ephemera
    1736 - 1980
    Pictorial
    1899 - 1949
    Private Papers
    1899 - 1949
    Other
    1796 - 1812

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Card index
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: CAT: Accessions 35893, 38990.
    AR: CI: Richard Smith's memoirs.
    NRA: 27824 Bristol Health Authority.
    Private papers of R Smith, elected to Infirmary 1796, Senior Surgeon 1812.