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Hospital

Rainhill Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Lancashire County Asylum (1851 - 1861)
County Lunatic Asylum, Rainhill (c.1861 - 1923)
County Mental Hospital, Rainhill (1923 - c.1948)
Rainhill Mental Hospital
Address
Rainhill Road, Prescot, L35 4PQ
Foundation Year
1851
Status
Closed (since 1991)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Liverpool
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Rainhill Mental
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Mersey
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Mersey
District Authority (1974-1982)
Liverpool (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
St Helens and Knowsley
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Merseyside
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Lancashire Asylums Board.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation, Mental
Pre-1948 information
ISOL: 1892 - 1895 Some infectious diseases.
MNT: Mainly.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental illness.

Other information

County Lunatic Asylums also at Whittingham, Lancaster, Prestwich and Winwick (1861-1936).

Record locations

  • Lancashire Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1623 - 1892
    General
    1857 - 1881
    Finance
    1857 - 1892
    Estates
    1623 - 1808
    Admission
    1845 - 1917

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    Ref QAM4

  • Merseyside Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1851 - 1985
    General
    1851 - 1972
    Finance
    1913 - 1960
    Estates
    1956 - 1968
    Nursing
    1857 - 1985
    Staff
    1890 - 1901
    Admission
    1851 - 1969
    Clinical
    1851 - 1964
    Ephemera
    1890 - 1935
    Pictorial
    1920 - 1920
    Other
    1923 - 1960

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue, Computerised
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    M614 RAI