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Hospital

Shrub Hill Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Union Workhouse (1794 - 1926)
Shrub Hill Infirmary (1926 - 1952-54)
Hillborough (City of Worcester Municipal Homes)
Address
Hillborough, Tallow Hill, Worcester
Foundation Year
1794
Status
Closed (since 1978)

Administrative Authorities

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

Status

Pre-1948
Poor Law
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Maternity, Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: Chronic.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Worcestershire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1792 - 1975
    General
    1792 - 1975
    Finance
    1945 - 1954
    Estates
    1793 - 1955
    Nursing
    1923 - 1930
    Staff
    1895 - 1933
    Admission
    1945 - 1967
    Clinical
    1900 - 1900
    Ephemera
    1890 - 1910
    Other
    1929 - 1971

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    BA8746(i) - 472 - reg of baptisms, 1929 - 1971
    Worcester Hillborough BA10253 - s474 -25plans, 1936-1975
    Photographs see Photographic survey
    The records relating to Hillborough Home for the Aged are a sample of a quantity of documents found in an outhouse at Hillborough by a caretaker.