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Hospital

Leavesden Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Leavesden Asylum (1870 - 1920)
Leavesden Mental Hospital (1920 - 1937)
Address
College Road, Abbotts Langley, WD5 0NU
Foundation Year
1870
Status
Closed (since 1995)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North West Metropolitan
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Leavesden Group
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North West Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North West Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
South West
District Authority (Post-1982)
South West Hertfordshire
Pre-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1974 County
Hertfordshire
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: 1870 - 1930 Metropolitan Asylums Board, 1930 - 1948 London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Mental
Pre-1948 information
MNT: Lunatic asylum.
Post-1948
Mental
Post-1948 information
MNT: Mental handicap.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1867 - 1974
    General
    1867 - 1974
    Staff
    1872 - 1972
    Admission
    1870 - 1960
    Clinical
    1870 - 1960

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: CAT: H26.
    AR: See also St Olave's/Bermondsey Board of Guardians B.B.G., City of London Board of Guardians C.B.G., London County Council Asylums Committee 1889- 1914, Asylums and Mental Deficiency Committee 1914 - 1922, Mental Hospitals Committee 1930 - 1948, Metropolitan Asylums Board 1867 - 1930.
    Hospital and Charity Annual Reports.
    Annual Reports 1876 - 1885 SC/PPS/121/03