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Hospital

Penzance Institution

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Details

Previous Names
Penzance Poor Law Union Institution (1837 - 1948)
Address
Mount View, Penzance
Foundation Year
1837
Status
Closed (since 1948)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Not Applicable
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Cornwall
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: ? - 1930.
LA: 1930 - 1948.

Type

Pre-1948
General

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Cornwall Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1837 - 1930
    General
    1837 - 1930
    Finance
    1905 - 1930
    Clinical
    1920 - 1920

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)

  • West Cornwall Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1839 - 1948
    General
    1930 - 1948
    Admission
    1839 - 1839
    West Cornwall Hospital's own archives are at Cornwall Record Office - these possibly with them?