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Hospital

Mid-Wales Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Mid Wales Counties Mental Hospital
Brecon and Radnor Asylum
Address
Talgarth, Brecon, LD3 0DS
Current Trust
Powys Heathcare NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1903
Status
Closed (since 2000)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Welsh
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Welsh Border
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wales
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wales
District Authority (1974-1982)
Powys
District Authority (Post-1982)
Powys
Pre-1974 County
Breconshire
Post-1974 County
Powys
Post-1996 County
Powys

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
1940-1946: beds made available for military patients, later used for prisoners of war
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental, Military
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Powys County Archives Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1847 - 1991
    General
    1847 - 1976
    Finance
    1903 - 1972
    Staff
    1903 - 1969
    Admission
    1900 - 1988
    Clinical
    1903 - 1997
    Ephemera
    1940 - 1991
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1900

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    B/H/2