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Details
Previous Names
Royston Cottage Hospital (1869 - 1924)
Address
London Road, Royston, SG8 9EN
Previous Locations
Barkway Street, Royston (1870 - 1924)
Current Trust
North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (since 1991)
Foundation Year
1869
Status
Open
Administrative Authorities
Regional Board (1948-1974)
East Anglian
Management Committee (1948-1974)
South West (No. 1) Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
North Hertfordshire
District Authority (Post-1982)
North Hertfordshire
Pre-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1996 County
Hertfordshire
Status
Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS
Type
Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Maternity
Post-1948 information
MAT: 1948 - c.1971.
Other information
Royston Cottage Hospital opened in Barkway Road, Royston in 1869. Originally the hospital had four beds although this was later increased to eight. In 1922 a public fund was raised to build a new hospital and this new hospital, situated in London Road, was opened in 1924. The hospital changed its name to Royston and District Hospital in 1924. A new children's ward was opened in 1928. On 5 July 1948 responsibility for the hospital passed to the Minister of Health.