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Hospital

Plymouth General Hospital (Devonport)

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Royal Albert Hospital (1862 - 1874)
Royal Albert Hospital and Eye Infirmary (1874 - 1934)
Prince of Wales Hospital (1934 - 1948)
South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital (Devonport) (1948 - 1963)
Address
New Passage Hill, Plymouth
Foundation Year
1862
Status
Closed (since 1980)

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)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Plymouth
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Associated body - Dock and Public Dispensary, Chapel Street, Devonport. Amalgamated with Prince of Wales Hospital Group 1934; and Plymouth and East Cornwall Hospitals Group 1948. Absorbed by Derriford Hospital, Plymouth. Building demolished 1983.

Record locations

  • Plymouth and West Devon Area Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1861 - 1985
    General
    1862 - 1954
    Finance
    1900 - 1949
    Estates
    1890 - 1932
    Nursing
    1916 - 1955
    Staff
    1913 - 1984
    Admission
    1875 - 1978
    Clinical
    1904 - 1959
    Ephemera
    1976 - 1985
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1985
    Other
    1861 - 1967

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    At Repository: Local Reference: Accession 1060, 1073, 1074, 1079, 1235, 1366, 1490, 1670, 2427, 2682