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Hospital

Astley Hospital

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Important information

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Details

Previous Names
Astley Sanatorium (1895 - 1948)
Infectious Diseases Hospital(? - 1948)
Address
Tyldesley, Manchester, M29 7BU
Foundation Year
1894
Status
Closed (since 1994)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
Manchester
Management Committee (1948-1974)
Wigan and Leigh
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North Western
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North Western
District Authority (1974-1982)
Wigan
District Authority (Post-1982)
Wigan
Pre-1974 County
Lancashire
Post-1974 County
Greater Manchester
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority
Pre-1948 information
LA: Leigh Joint Hospital Board.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
Isolation, Tuberculosis
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric, Other
Post-1948 information
OTHER: 1948 - c.1954 Infectious diseases.
AC: c.1954 - 1982 Partly.
GER: 1983 - 1994 Mainly.

Other information

None

Record locations

  • Wigan Archives Service

    Record types

    Administrative
    1895 - 1951
    General
    1895 - 1948
    Finance
    1895 - 1951
    Nursing
    1896 - 1946
    Staff
    1929 - 1950
    Admission
    1929 - 1941

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG)
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HR Ast.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.