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Hospital

Maidstone Hospital Psychiatric Wing

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Kent County Lunatic Asylum, Barming Heath until 1948
Oakwood Hospital from 1948
Address
Hermitage Lane, Maidstone, ME16 9QQ
Current Trust
Mid Kent Healthcare Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1833
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Mid-Kent
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Maidstone
District Authority (Post-1982)
Maidstone
Pre-1974 County
Kent
Post-1974 County
Kent
Post-1996 County
Kent

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
County Justices until 1889
County Council from 1889
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Centre for Kentish Studies

    Record types

    Administrative
    1833 - 1986
    General
    1833 - 1964
    Finance
    1845 - 1950
    Staff
    1873 - 1980
    Admission
    1833 - 1970
    Clinical
    1833 - 1930
    Ephemera
    1908 - 1986
    Pictorial
    1910 - 1980

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)