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Hospital

Severalls Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
New Asylum/Second Essex County Asylum; Essex and Colchester Mental Hospital; Severalls Mental Hospital
Address
Boxsted Road, Colchester, CO4 5HG
Previous Locations
Mile End
Foundation Year
1913
Status
Closed (since 1997)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
St Helena
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Colchester
District Authority (Post-1982)
North East Essex
Pre-1974 County
Essex
Post-1974 County
Essex
Post-1996 County
Essex

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Essex Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1913 - 1999

    Finding aids

    Details
    A/H 13
    Other: oral history recording re mental health work
  • Wellcome Library

    Record types

    Administrative
    1905 - 1998
    Other
    1905 - 1998

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    GC/244
    Oral history interviews with individuals associated with the hospital, and some associated memorabilia