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Hospital

Lord Mayor Treloar Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Home and College (1907 - 1908)
Lord Mayor Treloar Cripples Hospital and College (1908 - ?)
Lord Mayor Treloar Orthopaedic Hospital 1951
Address
Alton
Foundation Year
1908
Status
Closed (since 1995)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wessex
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wessex
District Authority (1974-1982)
Basingstoke and North Hampshire
District Authority (Post-1982)
Basingstoke and North Hampshire
Pre-1974 County
Hampshire
Post-1974 County
Hampshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Children, Tuberculosis, Other
Pre-1948 information
Orthopaedic Hospital
Post-1948
Other
Post-1948 information
Orthopaedic Hospital

Other information

Originally built by public subscription in 1901 for sick and wounded soldiers returning from Boer War (Then named Princess Louise Hospital) but war ended before hospital commissioned 1903 - 1905 hospital used as RAMC unit under SOC Aldershot. Taken over in 1907 by Sir William Purdie Treloar in dilapidated state, established hospital for treatment of children suffering from TB disease of limbs or joints and training of crippled boys 14 - 18 in skilled handicraft so could earn own living. Tilton Cottage Hospital (later Lawood Hospital) established 1868 by Reverend C Causton for treatment of poor. It was supported by voluntary subscriptions. Rebuilding in different way in 1880 to designs by Charles Barry.

Record locations

  • Hampshire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1908 - 2000
    General
    1909 - 1971
    Nursing
    1909 - 2000
    Staff
    1908 - 1940
    Clinical
    1914 - 1951
    Ephemera
    1926 - 1989
    Pictorial
    1910 - 1991

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Draft Catalogue. 47M94/120A09
    Correspondence 1900 - 1990
    Mortuary register 1918 - 1966
    Clinical photographs 1914 - 1951; baptism registers 1909-2000; plans and blueprints c. 1920-1975