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Hospital

General Lying-In Hospital

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Details

Previous Names
Westminster New Lying-In Hospital (1767 - 1818)
Address
York Road, London, SE1
Previous Locations
Westminster Bridge Road (1767 - 1825)
Foundation Year
1767
Status
Closed (since 1971)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
London (Teaching)
Management Committee (1948-1974)
St Thomas'
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Surrey/London
Post-1974 County
Not Applicable
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Maternity
Post-1948
Maternity

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1765 - 1979
    General
    1765 - 1956
    Finance
    1800 - 1955
    Estates
    1796 - 1955
    Nursing
    1879 - 1971
    Staff
    1912 - 1959
    Admission
    1767 - 1966
    Clinical
    1827 - 1971
    Ephemera
    1784 - 1965
    Pictorial
    1776 - 1979
    Private Papers
    1784 - 1887
    Other
    1855 - 1977

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    At Repository: CAT: H1/GLI See also Lambeth Board of Guardians LaBG, Parish of St Mary at Lambeth
    P85/MRY1/378-386
    Brief Guide: Hospital and Charity Annual Reports.
    Includes records of Midwives Post-certificate School, 75/77 Southampton Way (opened 1919), and Camden Grove Nurses' Home 1922 - 1954. Registers of Baptisms 1872-1918. Affadavit Books (single women) 1815-1857
    Annual Reports 1900 - 1947 SC/PPS/093/18,82