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Hospital

Stansfield View Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Todmordern Poor Law Union Workhouse; County Institution (? - 1948)
Address
Todmorden
Foundation Year
1882 (approximately)
Status
Closed (since 1987)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Halifax
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982)
Calderdale
District Authority (Post-1982)
Calderdale
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: 1948 till closure: Mental handicap.

Other information

Originally a workhouse of Todmorden Poor Law Union. Taken over by Public Assistance Committee of West Riding in 1930. From 1948 controlled by Halifax Hospital Management committee (No 14 of Leeds Region) It later specialised in mental handicap cases.

Record locations

  • West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters

    Record types

    Administrative
    1879 - 1961
    General
    1906 - 1961
    Finance
    1940 - 1948
    Staff
    1917 - 1947
    Admission
    1879 - 1954
    Clinical
    1855 - 1966

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    NRA: 24878.
    At Repository: C453
    Creed and Patients Registers.