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Details
Previous Names
Joint Counties Lunatic Asylum 1851 - 1897
Monmouthshire Lunatic Asylum 1897 - 1916
Monmouthshire Mental Hospital 1916 - 1923
Pen-Y-Val Hospital - Until 1950
Address
Old Monmouthshire Road, Abergavenny, NP7 5YY
Foundation Year
Unknown
Status
Open
Administrative Authorities
Regional Board (1948-1974)
Welsh
Management Committee (1948-1974)
North Monmouthshire
Regional Authority (1974-1982)
Wales
Regional Authority (Post-1982)
Wales
District Authority (1974-1982)
North Gwent
District Authority (Post-1982)
Gwent
Pre-1974 County
Monmouthshire
Post-1974 County
Gwent
Post-1996 County
Monmouthshire
Status
Pre-1948
Local Authority
Post-1948
NHS
Type
Pre-1948
Mental
Post-1948
Mental
Other information
Victoria Cottage Hospital, Abergavenny
1828 - Abergavenny Dispensary opened, at 45 Castle Street
1890 - Abergavenny Cottage Hospital opened, at 56 Castle street (initially this was separate and independent from the Dispensary).
1902 - Victoria Cottage Hospital and Dispensary opened in Hereford Road (foundation stone laid 1901)
Monmouth General Hospital
1810 - Monmouth Dispensary opened, at Little Castle House, Castle Hill, Monmouth.
1868 - Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary opened at Cartref, St James' Square, Monmouth.
1903 - New building for Monmouth Hospital and Dispensary opened in Hereford Road, Monmouth.
Crickhowell Memorial Cottage Hospital
According to 1923 Kelly's Directory, this was opened in 1920 and supported mainly by voluntary contributions.
Pen-Y-Fal Hospital, Abergavenny
Opened 1851 (Joint Counties' Lunatic Asylum); closed 1996.
1897 changed name to "Monmouthshire Asylum, Abergavenny".
c1916 - 1923 changed name to "Monmouthshire Mental Hospital".
c1947 - 1950 changed name to "Pen-Y-Val Hospital" (later Pen-Y-Fal)
Address: Old Monmouth Road, Abergavenny.
Royal Gwent Hospital, Newport.
Founded 1839 - Still Open
1839 "Newport Dispensary" opened, Llanarth Street, Newport.
1843 Newport Dispensary moved to Great Dock Street.
1859 Changed name to Newport Dispensary and Infirmary (but in-patients were not received until 1867).
1860 Moved to Stow Hill
1888 Became Newport and County Infirmary.
1892 Became Newport and Monmouthshire Infirmary
1901 Became Newport and Monmouthshire Hospital, and moved to Cardiff Road.
1913 Became Royal Gwent Hospital.