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Hospital

Pen-Y-Fal Hospital

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Important information

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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.

Record locations

  • Gwent Record Office

    Record types

    Administrative
    1844 - 1990
    General
    1853 - 1975
    Finance
    1849 - 1982
    Staff
    1911 - 1963
    Admission
    1851 - 1990
    Clinical
    1900 - 1969
    Ephemera
    1844 - 1984

    Finding aids

    Finding aids
    Catalogue
    Location
    At Repository (AR)
    Details
    D5081
    Patient registers and patient idex books, 1890-1990