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Hospital

Pontefract General Hospital

Last updated 5 October 1999.

Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names: Pontefract General Dispensary (1812 - 1891); Pontefract General Dispensary and Accident Ward (1892 - 1895); Pontefract General Dispensary and Infirmary (1896 - c.1929)
Address: Southgate, Pontefract
Previous Locations: Baxtergate, Pontefract
Current Trust: Pinderfield and Pontefract Hospitals NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year: 1812
Status: Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974): Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974): Pontefract and Castleford
Regional Authority (1974-1982): Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982): Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982): Eastern (Pontefract)
District Authority (Post-1982): Pontefract
Pre-1974 County: Yorkshire
Post-1974 County: West Yorkshire
Post-1996 County: West Yorkshire

Status

Pre-1948: Voluntary
Post-1948: NHS

Type

Pre-1948: General
Post-1948: Acute

Other information

None

Record locations

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters

Record types

Administrative

1839 - 1968

General

1842 - 1946

Finance

1839 - 1935

Staff

1931 - 1968

Admission

1893 - 1962

Clinical

1906 - 1972

Pictorial

1948 - 1963

Finding aids

Finding aids

Catalogue

Location

At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)

Details

C199 C1164

Outpatients Register - 1906 - 1972
Civilian and War Service Patients 1939 - 1947