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Hospital

Leigh Infirmary

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Address
The Avenue, Leigh, WN7 1HS
Current Trust
Wigan and Leigh Health Services NHS Trust (since 1993)
Foundation Year
1906
Status
Open

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
Lancashire
Post-1996 County
Lancashire

Status

Pre-1948
Private, Voluntary
Pre-1948 information
PRIV: Some private wards at £4 4s per week (1929 Burdett's).
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute
Post-1948 information
AC: Mainly.

Other information

Established from bequests, donations and subscriptions collected 1886 - 1905.

Record locations

  • Charities Commission

    Record types

    Administrative
    1910 - 1935
    Estates
    1910 - 1935

    Finding aids

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

    Record types

    Administrative
    1906 - 1956
    General
    1906 - 1937
    Ephemera
    1906 - 1956

    Finding aids

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

    Record types

    Administrative
    1902 - 1949
    General
    1907 - 1948
    Finance
    1939 - 1949
    Ephemera
    1927 - 1927
    Pictorial
    1912 - 1940
    Private Papers
    1902 - 1905

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Brief guide (BG), Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR), National Register of Archives (NRA)
    Details
    AR: Local ref: HR Lei/2.
    WIHM: BG: 1981 UMIST survey of the North West.