Hospitals and asylums

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 192 PLU/7
  • Dates of Creation
      19th century-20th century
  • Physical Description
      1 volume and 7 files Archives - Non-digital

Scope and Content

Comprises records relating to the maintenance of pauper patients in hospitals and asylums.

Includes records relating to the City Fever Hospital at Yearsley Bridge; the York City Mental Hospital at Naburn; and Grove House, a private asylum at Acomb.

Access Information

Open

Material is available subject to the usual terms and conditions of access to Archives and Local History collections.

Related Material

The Borthwick Institute for Archives holds historical records for hospitals and asylums in the York area, including the Naburn Hospital Archive (formerly York City Mental Hospital): ref NHS/NAB