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Hospital

The Lawn Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Lincoln Lunatic Asylum (1819 - 1904)
Lincoln Lunatic Hospital (1905 - 1921)
Address
Union Road, Lincoln
Foundation Year
1819
Status
Closed (since 1985)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Sheffield
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Lincoln No. 2
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Trent
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Trent
District Authority (1974-1982)
Lincolnshire (North)
District Authority (Post-1982)
North Lincolnshire
Pre-1974 County
Lincolnshire
Post-1974 County
Lincolnshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Private, Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
PRIV: by 1926 - ?
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

Hospital due to close - only children's unit still open. Also known as Lawn Hospital for Mental Nervous Diseases pre 1948.

Record locations

  • Lincolnshire Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1817 - 1969
    General
    1822 - 1948
    Finance
    1820 - 1963
    Nursing
    1820 - 1948
    Staff
    1836 - 1969
    Admission
    1838 - 1964
    Ephemera
    1817 - 1929
    Pictorial
    1899 - 1899

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)