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Hospital

Mendip Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
County Asylum for Pauper Lunatics (1848 - c.1880)
Somerset and Bath Asylum (1880 - ?)
Wells Mental Hospital (by 1929 - ?)
Somerset and Bath Mental Hospital (Wells) (by 1940 - 1948)
Address
Bath Road, Wells, BA5 3DJ
Foundation Year
1848
Status
Closed (since 1991)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South Western
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Mendip
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
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

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

Other information

The name Somerset and Bath had earlier been used in turn between here and Taunton.

Record locations

  • Somerset Heritage Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1842 - 1974
    General
    1842 - 1974
    Finance
    1848 - 1950
    Staff
    1863 - 1974
    Admission
    1848 - 1917
    Clinical
    1848 - 1959
    Ephemera
    1903 - 1937
    Other
    1875 - 1930

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    D\H\men
    Addl female case book 1903-1909