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Hospital

Cell Barnes Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Cell Barnes Colony
Address
Highfield Lane, St Albans, AL4 0RG
Foundation Year
1933
Status
Closed (since 1998)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Verulum Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
North West
District Authority (Post-1982)
North West Hertfordshire
Pre-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1996 County
Hertfordshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
Mental Handicap

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

    Record types

    Administrative
    1932 - 1998
    General
    1932 - 1996
    Finance
    1932 - 1948
    Nursing
    1948 - 1971
    Staff
    1932 - 1961
    Admission
    1933 - 1974
    Clinical
    1933 - 1961
    Ephemera
    1933 - 1998
    Pictorial
    1950 - 1998

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    HM2: catalogue fully available via CALMView http://calm02.hertscc.gov.uk/calmview/ on repository website
    Some oral histories, 1990s