Hospital
Frog Lane Hospital
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Details
- Previous Names
- Wigan Workhouse (c.1840 - 1929)
- Frog Lane Public Assistance Institution (1930 - 1948)
- Frog Lane Welfare Home (1949 - c.1970)
- Address
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75 Frog Lane, Wigan
- Foundation Year
-
1840
- Status
-
Closed (since 1973)
Administrative Authorities
- Regional Board (1948-1974)
- Manchester
- Management Committee (1948-1974)
- Wigan and Leigh
- Regional Authority (1974-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Regional Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (1974-1982)
- Not Applicable
- District Authority (Post-1982)
- Not Applicable
- Pre-1974 County
- Lancashire
- Post-1974 County
- Greater Manchester
- Post-1996 County
- Not applicable
Status
- Pre-1948
-
Local Authority, Poor Law
- Pre-1948 information
- PLI: 1840 - 1930 Wigan Board of Guardians.
- LA: 1930 - 1948 Wigan County Borough Council.
- Post-1948
-
NHS
Type
- Pre-1948
-
General
- Post-1948
-
Geriatric
None
Record locations
-
Record types
- Administrative
-
1830 - 1961
- General
-
1830 - 1938
- Staff
-
1935 - 1961
- Admission
-
1951 - 1958
- Pictorial
-
1960 - 1960
Finding aids
- Finding aids
-
Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
- Location
-
At Repository (AR)
- Details
- AR: Local ref: HR Wi/3.
- WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.