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Hospital

Newhaven Downs Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Newhaven Workhouse (1835 - 1930)
Newhaven Institution (1930 - 1948)
Address
Church Hill, Newhaven, BN9 9WH
Current Trust
South Downs Health NHS Trust (since 1992)
Foundation Year
1935
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South East Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Brighton and Lewes
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
South East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
South East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
Brighton
District Authority (Post-1982)
Brighton
Pre-1974 County
Sussex
Post-1974 County
East Sussex
Post-1996 County
East Sussex

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1930 - 1948.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Geriatric
Post-1948 information
GER: 1962 - ?

Other information

Used Newhaven Downs Hospital as an annexe from 1974 with which it had been administered since 1948.

Record locations

  • East Sussex Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1835 - 1967
    General
    1835 - 1967
    Finance
    1835 - 1938
    Staff
    1948 - 1967
    Admission
    1836 - 1964
    Clinical
    1892 - 1959

    Finding aids

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