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Hospital

Royal Halifax Infirmary

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Details

Previous Names
Halifax Dispensary (1807 - c.1836)
Halifax Infirmary and Dispensary (1836 - 1896)
Address
Free School Lane, Halifax, HX1 2YP
Current Trust
Calderdale Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1807
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Halifax
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982)
Calderdale
District Authority (Post-1982)
Calderdale
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, Leeds

    Record types

    Administrative
    1808 - 1974
    General
    1808 - 1960
    Finance
    1881 - 1946
    Nursing
    1939 - 1943
    Staff
    1893 - 1973
    Clinical
    1940 - 1974
    Ephemera
    1824 - 1947
    Other
    1836 - 1970

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    Reference: C448
    Institued as voluntary Hospital 1807. Opened 1808 building of old infimary on Harrison Road opened 1838. New Infirmary on Present sit opened 1896. 1948 - Halifax Area Management Committee