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Hospital

Bridgwater General Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Bridgwater Infirmary (1813 - 1905)
Bridgwater Hospital (1905 - 1938)
Bridgwater and District General Hospital (1938 - 1980)
Address
Salmon Street, Bridgwater, TA6 5AH
Current Trust
Taunton and Somerset NHS Trust (since 1991)
Foundation Year
1813
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Bridgwater, Minehead and Butleigh
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
West Somerset
District Authority (Post-1982)
Somerset
Pre-1974 County
Somerset
Post-1974 County
Somerset
Post-1996 County
Somerset

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Maternity

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Somerset Heritage Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1813 - 1965
    General
    1813 - 1848
    Finance
    1864 - 1965
    Staff
    1935 - 1948
    Admission
    1826 - 1948
    Clinical
    1913 - 1972

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)