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Hospital

Risbridge Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Kedington Workhouse (1856 - 1930)
Kedington Institution (1930 - 1948)
Risbridge House (1948 - 1950)
Risbridge Home (1950 - c.1970)
Address
Kedington, Haverhill, CB9 7NP
Foundation Year
1856
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
East Anglian
Management Committee (1948-1974)
West Suffolk
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
East Anglian
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
East Anglian
District Authority (1974-1982)
Bury St Edmunds
District Authority (Post-1982)
West Suffolk
Pre-1974 County
Suffolk
Post-1974 County
Suffolk
Post-1996 County
Suffolk

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1856 - 1930.
LA: 1930 - 1948.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Mental deficiency.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental handicap.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Suffolk Record Office, Bury St Edmunds Branch

    Record types

    Administrative
    1909 - 1973
    General
    1909 - 1969
    Staff
    1973 - 1973
    Admission
    1926 - 1948

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    At Repository Local Reference: Accession 2746 and ID 505
    Creed Register 1929 - 1937
    Register of Births and Deaths 1913 - 1937