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Hospital

Bridge Leaning Difficulties

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Witham School (1882 - 1900)
Bridge School (1900 - 1907); Bridge Industrial Home; Bridge Home; Bridge Hospital
Address
Hatfield Road, Witham, CM8 1EQ
Current Trust
New Possibilities NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1882
Status
Closed (since 1922)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Royal Eastern Counties
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Chelmsford
District Authority (Post-1982)
Mid-Essex
Pre-1974 County
Essex
Post-1974 County
Essex
Post-1996 County
Essex

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Metropolitan Asylums Board.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental, Other
Pre-1948 information
MNT: 1906 - 1922 Mental deficiency, boys (working colony). 1922- Epilepsy; mental deficiency adult males
OTHER: 1901 - 1906 Skin diseases.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
Learning disability

Other information

The building was acquired by the Metropolitan Asylums Board from the South Metroplitan School District in 1901. Absorbed by Darenth Training Colony in 1922. Seems subsequently to have become one of the branches of Royal Eastern Counties Institution.

Record locations

  • Essex Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1891 - 2003
    General
    1948 - 2003
    Estates
    1891 - 1891
    Staff
    1954 - 1973
    Pictorial
    1948 - 2003
    Other
    1934 - 1960

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1899 - 1925
    General
    1899 - 1912
    Nursing
    1901 - 1906
    Admission
    1899 - 1925
    Ephemera
    1923 - 1923

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: See Bermondsey Board of Guardians, BBG, Woolwich Board of Guardians, WoBG, Metropolitan Asylums Board, South Metropolitan School District SMSD.