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Hospital

Powick Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Powick Lunatic Asylum (1852 - ?); Worcestershire City and County Pauper Lunatic Asylum;
Worcester County and City Lunatic Asylum (by 1902 - c.1949)
Powick Mental Hospital (1950 - 1955 at the latest)
Address
Powick, Worcester, WR2 4SH
Foundation Year
1852
Status
Closed (since 1989)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Birmingham
Management Committee (1948-1974)
South Worcestershire
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
West Midlands
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
West Midlands
District Authority (1974-1982)
Worcester
District Authority (Post-1982)
Worcester and District
Pre-1974 County
Worcestershire
Post-1974 County
Hereford and Worcest
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Worcestershire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1745 - 1984
    General
    1845 - 1978
    Finance
    1847 - 1945
    Estates
    1745 - 1955
    Admission
    1845 - 1963
    Clinical
    1852 - 1988
    Ephemera
    1895 - 1978
    Pictorial
    1953 - 1984
    Private Papers
    1888 - 1888
    Other
    1968 - 1968

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), Local Record Office (LRO)
    Details
    County Hall RO