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Hospital

High Carley Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
High Carley Sanatorium (1916 - 1955)
Address
Carley Lane, Ulverston
Foundation Year
1916
Status
Closed (since 1984)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Barrow and Furness
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Northern
District Authority (1974-1982)
South West Cumbria
District Authority (Post-1982)
South Cumbria
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Cumbria
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Lancashire County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Tuberculosis
Post-1948
Acute, Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: Diseases of the chest.

Other information

Opened in 1916 by Lancashire County Council for TB cases: also known as High Carley Sanatorium. Tuberculos children were accomodated in Oubas House, and later in High Carley Annexe. The hospital was administered in connection with Oubas House Children's Sanatorium until c.1948. It absorbed High Carley Annexe to make High Carley Children's Annexe in 1975 and had been administered with the annexe from about 1950, both specialising in TB.

Record locations

  • Cumbria Record Office and Local Studies Library, Barrow

    Record types

    Administrative
    1928 - 1984
    General
    1928 - 1984
    Nursing
    1938 - 1976
    Clinical
    1916 - 1975

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: BT/HOS/HC.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.

  • High Carley Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1918 - 1958
    General
    1918 - 1949
    Admission
    1926 - 1958
    Clinical
    1916 - 1962

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
    Hospital now closed - no information on current whereabouts of these records. ?Try Cumbria Record Office

  • North West Film Archive

    Record types

    Administrative
    1926 - 1926
    Pictorial
    1926 - 1926

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.