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Hospital

Hawkshead Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
North of England Children's Sanatorium (1860 - 1948)
Children's Convalescent Hospital (1948 - 1969)
Address
Hawkshead Street, Southport
Foundation Year
1860
Status
Closed (since 1977)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Southport and District
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Mersey
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
District Authority (1974-1982)
Northern
District Authority (Post-1982)
Not Applicable
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Merseyside
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
VOL: 1855 - ? Founded by Miss Mary Smith.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Children, Tuberculosis
Pre-1948 information
C: Sanatorium.
Post-1948
Geriatric, Other
Post-1948 information
GER: c.1970 - ?
OTHER: Children (psychiatric and convalescent).

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Hawkeshead Hospital

    Record types

    Administrative
    1940 - 1977
    General
    1940 - 1970
    Admission
    1957 - 1977
    Clinical
    1960 - 1970
    Hospital now closed - no current information on whereabouts of these records. ?Try Merseyside Record Office
  • Merseyside Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1864 - 1960
    General
    1867 - 1953
    Finance
    1905 - 1946
    Ephemera
    1864 - 1960
    Pictorial
    1900 - 1937
    Private Papers
    1947 - 1960

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    M614 SAN