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Hospital

Wakefield County Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Wakefield Workhouse (by 1902 - ?)
Park Lane Infirmary (? - 1929)
White Rose Hospital (1929 - c.1940)
White Rose County Hospital (by 1940 - 1945)
County General Hospital (1946 - 1948)
Address
Park Lodge Lane, Wakefield
Previous Locations
Wakefield Workhouse - Park Lane ( now demolished)
Foundation Year
1902
Status
Closed

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Leeds
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Wakefield (A)
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Yorkshire
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Yorkshire
District Authority (1974-1982)
Western (Wakefield)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Wakefield
Pre-1974 County
West Riding of Yorkshire
Post-1974 County
West Yorkshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1930 - 1948.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Geriatric

Other information

Also known in 1940 as West Riding County Hospital.

Record locations

  • West Yorkshire Archive Service, Wakefield Headquarters

    Record types

    Administrative
    1835 - 1974
    General
    1835 - 1974
    Finance
    1921 - 1931
    Admission
    1902 - 1974

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    NRA: CAT: 26727.
    In poor condition - needs cleaning treatment. Therefore, unknown in detail but appears to be largely administration and inmates registers.