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Hospital

High Royds Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
West Riding Mental Hospital (by 1929 - 1948)
Menston Mental Hospital (1949 - 1951)
Menston Hospital (1952 - 1963)
High Royds Hospital (And Ancillary Premises) (1964 - 1970)
Address
Ilkley, LS29 6AU
Current Trust
Leeds Community and Mental Health Services Teaching NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1888
Status
Closed (since 2003)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Menston Group () High Royds ()
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982)
Leeds Western (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Leeds Western
Pre-1974 County
West Riding of Yorkshire
Post-1974 County
West Yorkshire
Post-1996 County
West Yorkshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Private
Pre-1948 information
PRIV: A few patients.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • High Royds Hospital

  • West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters

    Record types

    Administrative
    1884 - 1974
    General
    1889 - 1974
    Finance
    1889 - 1949
    Nursing
    1888 - 1920
    Clinical
    1888 - 1965
    Pictorial
    1884 - 1886
    Other
    1889 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    C488
    Addl minutes, burial registers, staff and officers service registers (NRA 2005)