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Hospital

Whitecroft Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Isle of Wight (County) Lunatic Asylum (1896 -)
Isle of Wight (County) Mental Hospital (by 1929 - 1950)
Address
Sandy Lane, Newport, PO30 3EB
Foundation Year
1896
Status
Closed (since 1990)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Isle of Wight Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wessex
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wessex
District Authority (1974-1982)
Isle of Wight
District Authority (Post-1982)
Isle of Wight
Pre-1974 County
Isle of Wight
Post-1974 County
Isle of Wight
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Isle of Wight County Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1892 - 1983
    General
    1892 - 1950
    Staff
    1896 - 1966
    Admission
    1896 - 1966
    Clinical
    1896 - 1909

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)