Hospital
Western House Hospital
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Details
- Previous Names
- Ware Poor Law Institution (c.1840 - ?)
- Ware Institution (by 1930 - 1948)
- Western House (1948 - c.1973)
- Western House Home and Hospital (by 1973 - Between 1983-85)
- Address
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Collett Road, Ware, SG12 7LZ
- Current Trust
-
East Hertfordshire NHS Trust (since 1992)
- Foundation Year
-
1840
- Status
-
Open
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- North East Metropolitan
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Hertford No. 1 Group
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- North West Thames
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- North West Thames
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- East
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- East Hertfordshire
- Pre-1974 County
- Hertfordshire
- Post-1974 County
- Hertfordshire
- Post-1996 County
- Hertfordshire
Status
- Pre-1948
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Local Authority, Poor Law
- Pre-1948 information
- PLI: ? - 1930.
- LA: 1930 - 1948.
- Post-1948
-
NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
-
General
- Post-1948
-
Geriatric
Also known as Western House from 1909. The Workhouse/Institution part of the building closed in c.1984.
Record locations
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Record types
- Administrative
-
1934 - 1978
- General
-
1934 - 1971
- Admission
-
1958 - 1976
- Ephemera
-
1934 - 1934
- Pictorial
-
1934 - 1958
- Other
-
1943 - 1978
Finding aids
- Finding aids
-
Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
- Location
-
At Repository (AR)
- Details
- At Repository: CAT: H5510