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Hospital

Bishops Stortford Infectious Diseases Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Bishops Stortford Isolation Hospital
Hadham and Stansted Joint Isolation Hospital
Address
Great Hadham Road, Thorley
Foundation Year
1902 (approximately)
Status
Closed (since 1948)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Not Applicable
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Sawbridgeworth Urban District Council, Bishops Stortford Urban Distict Council, Hadham Rural District Council and Stansted Rural District Council (Essex).

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation

Other information

The Bishops Stortford Isolation Hospital (also known as the Hadham and Stansted Joint Isolation Hospital) was erected at various times between 1902 and 1906 at a cost of about £1800. It was situated in the Great Hadham Road, Thorley. It was managed by the Bishops Stortford Isolation Hospital Committee, consisting of representatives from Sawbridgeworth Urban District council, Bishops Stortford Urban District Council, Hadham Rural District Council and Stansted Rural District Council (Essex). It housed about twenty-seven patients. The hospital closed some time prior to 1948. Area including hospital transferred to Bishops Stortford Civil Parish by Local Government Board Order 1935.

Record locations

  • Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies

    Record types

    Administrative
    1906 - 1938
    General
    1906 - 1917
    Finance
    1907 - 1938

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT:HI4