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Hospital

Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (Western Road Branch)

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Gloucester Poor Law Institution (c.1912 - 1932)
Gloucester City General Hospital (c.1932 - c.1950)
Gloucester Royal Hospital (c.1951 - 1969 at the latest)
Address
Great Western Road, Gloucester, GL1 3NN
Current Trust
Gloucestershire Royal NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1912 (approximately)
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
The Gloucester, Stroud and Forest
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Gloucester
District Authority (Post-1982)
Gloucester
Pre-1974 County
Gloucestershire
Post-1974 County
Gloucestershire
Post-1996 County
Gloucestershire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: ? - 1929.
LA: 1929 - 1948.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute
Post-1948 information
AC: Mainly.

Other information

By 1951 amalgamated with Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Southgate Street to form the Western Road Branch, and later the main hospital site.

Record locations

  • Gloucestershire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1873 - 1969
    Finance
    1936 - 1939
    Estates
    1873 - 1969
    Nursing
    1945 - 1962
    Staff
    1931 - 1933
    Admission
    1929 - 1941

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)