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Hospital

Moorhaven Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Plymouth Borough Asylum (1891 - 1918) (aka Blackadon Asylum)
Plymouth Mental Hospital (1918 - 1947)
Address
Ugborough, Ivybridge, PL21 0EX
Foundation Year
1891
Status
Closed (since 1993)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Plymouth, South Devon and East Cornwall
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Plymouth
District Authority (Post-1982)
Plymouth
Pre-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Plymouth and West Devon Area Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1891 - 1993
    General
    1891 - 1972
    Finance
    1948 - 1971
    Estates
    1937 - 1949
    Nursing
    1892 - 1993
    Staff
    1948 - 1970
    Admission
    1891 - 1987
    Ephemera
    1891 - 1973
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1993
    Other
    1896 - 1971

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: Local Reference: Accession 988, 1670, 2684
    Other: Book of remembrance 1896-1971