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Hospital

Forest Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Full Name - Forrest Hospital for Buckhurst Hill, Loughton, Chigwell, Theydon, Acridge, High Beech and Chingford.
Address
Roebuck Lane, Chigwell, IG9 5PA
Current Trust
Essex and Herts Community NHS Trust (since 1995)
Foundation Year
1911
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Forest Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
West Roding
District Authority (Post-1982)
Waltham Forest
Pre-1974 County
Essex
Post-1974 County
Essex
Post-1996 County
Essex

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Essex Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1943 - 1986
    General
    1943 - 1986

    Finding aids

    Details
    A/H 16
    Minutes, correspondence and photographs, 1943-1986
  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1913 - 1947
    General
    1913 - 1947

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Brief Guide: Hospital and Charity Annual Reports.
    Annual Reports - Annual Report Collection SC/PPS/093/17,82