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Hospital

St Augustine's Chartham

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Kent County Lunatic Asylum, Chartham 1875-1920.
1920-1948 Kent County Mental Hospital, Chartham
Address
Chartham Downs, Canterbury
Current Trust
Canterbury and Thanet Healthcare
Foundation Year
1875
Status
Closed (since 1993)

Administrative Authorities

Management Committee (1948-1974)
Hospital Management Committee for St Augustines
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Canterbury and Thanet
District Authority (Post-1982)
Canterbury and Thanet
Pre-1974 County
Kent
Post-1974 County
Kent
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

Combined with St Martin's Hospital Canterbury and Canterbury City Mental Hospital in 1948

Record locations

  • East Kent Archives Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1875 - 1973
    General
    1875 - 1970
    Finance
    1875 - 1950
    Estates
    1875 - 1963
    Nursing
    1875 - 1970
    Staff
    1875 - 1970
    Admission
    1875 - 1973
    Clinical
    1875 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), Other
    Details
    MH/T3
    Centre for Kentish Studies
    Canterbury Cathedral Archives
    Medical casebooks and papers 1875-1948; Postmortem/necropsy books 1875-1943; Medical registers 1907-1949