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Hospital

West Cornwall Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Penzance Dispensary (1809 - 1873)
West Cornwall Dispensary and Infirmary (1873 - 1928)
Address
Clare Street, Penzance, TR18 2PF
Current Trust
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1809
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
West Cornwall
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
District Authority (Post-1982)
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Pre-1974 County
Cornwall
Post-1974 County
Cornwall
Post-1996 County
Cornwall

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Cornwall Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1809 - 1944
    General
    1809 - 1944
    Finance
    1850 - 1926
    Clinical
    1809 - 1924
    Ephemera
    1830 - 1930
    Pictorial
    1890 - 1905

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: CAT: DDX 439, DDX 482.
    NRA: CAT: 38287.