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Hospital

St James' Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Portsmouth Lunatic Asylum (1879 - 1914)
Borough of Portsmouth Mental Hospital (1914 - 1926)
?? (1926 - 1937)
Address
Locksway Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8LD
Previous Locations
Locksway Road was formerly Asylum Road
Current Trust
Portsmouth Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1879
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
South West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Portsmouth Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wessex
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wessex
District Authority (1974-1982)
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
District Authority (Post-1982)
Portsmouth and South East Hampshire
Pre-1974 County
Hampshire
Post-1974 County
Hampshire
Post-1996 County
Hampshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS

Type

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

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Portsmouth Museums and Records Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1879 - 1978
    General
    1879 - 1972
    Finance
    1911 - 1972
    Nursing
    1917 - 1966
    Staff
    1879 - 1950
    Admission
    1879 - 1968
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1900

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)