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Hospital

Wonford House Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bowhill House, St Thomas' Hospital (1801 - 1869)
Address
Dryden Road, Exeter, EX2 5AF
Previous Locations
St Thomas, Exeter (1801 - 1869)
Current Trust
Exeter and District Community Health Service NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1801
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Devon Mental
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Exeter
District Authority (Post-1982)
Exeter
Pre-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1974 County
Devonshire
Post-1996 County
Devon

Status

Pre-1948
Private
Pre-1948 information
PRIV: for 'Upper middle classes' (1898); for'educated classes' (1947)
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Devon Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1795 - 1960
    General
    1801 - 1950
    Finance
    1795 - 1950
    Estates
    1814 - 1948
    Admission
    1804 - 1960
    Clinical
    1809 - 1960

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    DRO: CAT: 3992 and adds;5710
  • Wonford House Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1036 - 1991
    General
    1893 - 1991
    Finance
    1922 - 1978
    Estates
    1036 - 1958
    Staff
    1947 - 1976
    Admission
    1931 - 1966
    Clinical
    1896 - 1996
    Ephemera
    1960 - 1970
    Other
    1812 - 1975