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Hospital

Hellingly Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
East Sussex County Asylum
East Sussex County Mental Hospital
Address
Hellingly, Hailsham, BN27 2ER
Foundation Year
1903
Status
Closed (since 1994)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Hailsham
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Eastbourne
District Authority (Post-1982)
Eastbourne
Pre-1974 County
Sussex
Post-1974 County
East Sussex
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: East Sussex County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental

Other information

The name East Sussex County Asylum previously referred to the hospital at Haywards Heath which then became Brighton County Borough Asylum in 1903.

Record locations

  • East Sussex Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1889 - 1983
    General
    1889 - 1977
    Finance
    1903 - 1925
    Staff
    1903 - 1915
    Admission
    1903 - 1983
    Clinical
    1903 - 1976
    Ephemera
    1903 - 1959
    Pictorial
    1925 - 1980

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    The admissions registers include details of patients admitted from Amberstone Hospital 1972 - 1975.