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Hospital

Westminster Memorial Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Address
Abbey Walk, Shaftesbury, SP7 8BD
Previous Locations
Park Road, Shaftesbury (1874 - c.1939)
Current Trust
Salisbury Health Care NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1871 (approximately)
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Salisbury Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wessex
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wessex
District Authority (1974-1982)
Salisbury
District Authority (Post-1982)
Salisbury
Pre-1974 County
Dorset
Post-1974 County
Dorset
Post-1996 County
Dorset

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute

Other information

'The hospital had some connection with the Royal Waterloo Hospital, London and children were sent from there regularly.' (J.M.Brown, Dissertation submitted for Degree of Doctor of Medicine, University of Bristol (1967) p.230).

Record locations

  • Dorset History Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1874 - 1948
    General
    1906 - 1948
    Finance
    1874 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    Catalogue: NG/HH/SY