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Hospital

Knockbracken Mental Health Services

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Purdysburn Hospital; Purdysburn (Villa Colony); Belfast Mental Hospital; District Mental Hospital, Belfast; Villa Colony
Address
Saintfield Rd, Purdysburn, Belfast, BT8 8BH
Current Trust
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
Previous Trusts
South and East Belfast HSS Trust
Foundation Year
1829
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Northern Ireland
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Purdysburn
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Northern Ireland
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Northern Ireland
District Authority (1974-1982)
Eastern Health and Social Services Board
District Authority (Post-1982)
Eastern Health and Social Services Board
Pre-1974 County
Antrim
Post-1974 County
Antrim

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Public Record Office of Northern Ireland

    Record types

    Administrative
    1829 - 1958
    General
    1929 - 1949
    Finance
    1919 - 1949
    Staff
    1926 - 1949
    Admission
    1841 - 1932
    Ephemera
    1910 - 1958

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    HOS/28/1