Royal Albert Hospital (Lancaster, England)
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- Albert Hospital, Royal (Lancaster, England)
Additional Information
Descriptor
- Psychiatric hospitals
Associated Locale
- Great Britain
Associated Locale
- England, Northern
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
People with mental disabilities--Institutional care
(lcsh) People with mental disabilities--Hospital care
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Sources
- found: Annual report, 5th- 1952/53:t.p. (Royal Albert Hospital, Lancaster)
- found: Wikipedia, viewed 30 April 2019(Royal Albert Hospital; in Ashton Road, Lancaster; opened in 1870 as an institution for the care and education of children with learning problems; from 1913, adults were also admitted; its original name was the "Royal Albert Asylum for Idiots and Imbeciles of the Seven Northern Counties"; renamed in 1884 as the "Royal Albert Asylum for the Care, Education and Training of Idiots, Imbeciles and Weak-Minded Children and Young Persons of the Northern Counties"; in 1910 it was renamed again, this time to "The Royal Albert Institution, Lancaster"; in 1948 the hospital became part of the National Health Service and its name was changed to "Royal Albert Hospital"; following legislation in the 1980s, the patients were relocated in the community; the hospital closed in 1996 and the building was acquired by Jamea Al Kauthar Islamic College for use as an educational establishment for Muslim girls)
- found: BLNAL file, 30 April 2019(heading: Royal Albert Hospital (Lancaster, England))
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Change Notes
- 2010-08-24: new
- 2019-05-01: revised
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