Rosslynlee Hospital

This material is held atLothian Health Services Archive

  • Reference
    • GB 239 LHB33
  • Dates of Creation
    • 1870-1989
  • Name of Creator
  • Language of Material
    • English.
  • Physical Description
    • 17.5 shelf metres: bound volumes, papers

Scope and Content

Management 1870-1947; administration 1882-1975; patients (bound records) 1874-1989

Administrative / Biographical History

Known originally as the Midlothian and Peebles District Asylum, it opened in 1874 to serve the landward parishes of Edinburgh and Midlothian. It became known as Rosslynlee because of its proximity to the local railway station. In 1948 it became part of the Board of Management of the Royal Edinburgh Asylum and Associated Hospitals under the South Eastern Hospital Board.

Arrangement

Chronological within record class

Access Information

Normal 30 year and 75 year Scottish closure rules apply

Acquisition Information

Rosslynlee Hospital, January 1997

Note

Compiled by Mike Barfoot and Jenny McDermott using existing handlists

Other Finding Aids

Manual item-level descriptive list available

Custodial History

Records held within the National Health Service prior to transfer

Accruals

No further accessions are expected

Related Material

Royal Edinburgh and Associated Hospitals Board of Management (LHB14) Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh Samaritan Society (GD2) South Lothian District, Lothian Health Board (LHB27)