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Hospital

Plymouth General Hospital (Freedom Fields)

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Plymouth Poor Law Institution (1849 - 1909)
Greenbank Infirmary (1909 - 1929)
City (General) Hospital (1930 - 1947)
South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital (Freedom Fields Section) (1948 - 1963)
Address
Freedom Fields,Longfield Terr:, Plymouth, PL4 7JJ
Foundation Year
1849
Status
Closed (since 1995)

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, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PL: ? - 1929.
LA: 1929 - 1948.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

Became part of the pre-existing South Devon and East Cornwall Hospital in 1948. Amalgamated in 1948 with the Prince of Wales Hospital.

Record locations

  • Plymouth and West Devon Area Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1916 - 1993
    General
    1938 - 1938
    Finance
    1938 - 1948
    Staff
    1929 - 1984
    Admission
    1916 - 1950
    Pictorial
    1916 - 1993
    Other
    1954 - 1983

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: Accession 606/9, 1079, 1130, 1490, 1670,2483 and 1083.
    NRA: CAT: 18776.