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Hospital

St Thomas' Hospital Stockport

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Shaw Heath Workhouse (1841 - 1930 at the latest)
Shaw Heath Institution (by 1930 - 1948)
Shaw Heath Hospital (1949 - 1953)
St Thomas' Hospital (1954 - 1994)
Address
Shaw Heath, Stockport, SK3 8BL
Current Trust
Stockport Healthcare NHS Trust (since 1994)
Foundation Year
1841
Status
Open

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Stockport and Buxton
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Stockport
District Authority (Post-1982)
Stockport
Pre-1974 County
Cheshire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Cheshire

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1841 - 1930 Stockport Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 Stockport County Borough Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Geriatric, Mental
Post-1948 information
MEN/GER: Psycho-geriatric.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Stockport Archive Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1842 - 1949
    General
    1896 - 1929
    Finance
    1899 - 1927
    Admission
    1842 - 1904
    Ephemera
    1907 - 1949

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.
  • Stockport Area Health Authority

    Record types

    Administrative
    1841 - 1841
    General
    1841 - 1841
    Estates
    1841 - 1841

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Details
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.