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Hospital

New End Hospital

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Important information

Information about this hospital might be outdated.

Details

Previous Names
Hampstead Union Workhouse (1800 - 1906)
Hampstead Union Workhouse, New End (1906 - 1914)
New End House (1915 - 1922)
Address
New End, London, NW3 1JB
Foundation Year
1800
Status
Closed (since 1986)

Administrative Authorities

Regional Board (1948-1974)
North East Metropolitan
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
North East Thames
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
North East Thames
District Authority (1974-1982)
North Camden (Teaching)
District Authority (Post-1982)
Hampstead
Pre-1974 County
Middlesex/London
Post-1974 County
Greater London
Post-1996 County
Not applicable

Status

Pre-1948
Local Authority, Poor Law
Pre-1948 information
PLI: 1800 - 1930 Hampstead Board of Guardians.
LA: 1930 - 1948 London County Council.
Post-1948
NHS

Type

Pre-1948
General
Post-1948
Acute, Geriatric
Post-1948 information
Acute: 1948 - 1972
Geriatric: 1973 - 1986

Other information

Originally workhouse and infirmary. Until World War One patients included the unemployed, the poor and unmarried mothers. Used for returning soldiers from 1914. Profits from sale in 1986 went to fund re-development of Queen Mary's for use as a geriatric wing for the Royal Free Hospital.

Record locations

  • London Metropolitan Archives

    Record types

    Administrative
    1883 - 1948
    General
    1889 - 1948
    Finance
    1921 - 1930
    Staff
    1883 - 1923
    Admission
    1920 - 1936

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    AR: CAT:
    AR: See also Hampstead Board of Guardians Hp.B.B., London County Council Central Public Health Committee 1929 - 1934, Hospitals and Medical Services Committee 1934 - 1948, London County Council Public Health, School Health Services Committee LCC/PH/SHS/2.

  • Royal Free Hospital Archives Centre

    Record types

    Administrative
    1925 - 1967
    General
    1925 - 1930
    Nursing
    1947 - 1967
    Admission
    1937 - 1962
    Clinical
    1914 - 1986

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Private Papers are those of J.E. Prercy, surgeon superintendent 1932 - 1965