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Bristol Maternity Hospital Anglican Chaplaincy
Catalogue reference: C/BMH
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This record is about the Bristol Maternity Hospital Anglican Chaplaincy dating from 1899 - 1997.
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- C/BMH
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Title (The name of the record)
- Bristol Maternity Hospital Anglican Chaplaincy
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Date (When the record was created)
- 1899 - 1997
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Description (What the record is about)
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Baptism registers, service registers
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Bristol Archives
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- <corpname>Church of England, Bristol Maternity Hospital Anglican Chaplaincy, Bristol</corpname>
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 2 series
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Access conditions (Information on conditions that restrict or affect access to the record)
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THESE RECORDS ARE IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR RESEARCH
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Deposited by the chaplain (file C/BMH/R1(c) deposited 1994)
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Bristol Maternity Hospital developed from the Temporary Home for young women established in 1865. In 1894 "Lying-in Hospital" was added to the Home's title and it became the Bristol Maternity Hospital in 1939. In 1950 the Hospital moved from its premises in Southwell Street to the Queen Victoria Convalescent Home on Durdham Down, opening in 1899. Maternity cases are now dealt with in the Obstetrics Wards at Southmead Hospital and the new Bristol Maternity Hospital on St.Michael's Hill, replacing the building on Durdham Down.
The Allen Memorial Chapel was dedicated in 1912. It was connected to Southwell House, also known as 50 Southwell Street, by a passage, though it was constructed separately. In 1960 it was rededicated as the chapel for the Bristol Royal Hospital for Sick Children.
The first Anglican chaplain was appointed 1903 and the first free church chaplain in 1951. Lay readers played an important part in the conduct of services at Southwell Street.
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Publication note(s) (A note of publications related to the record)
- <p>For a fuller history, see The Bristol Maternity Hospital pub. The Board of Governors of the United Bristol Hospitals (1961).</p>
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/ebed2112-c592-4384-873a-636452fdac8a/
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Bristol Maternity Hospital Anglican Chaplaincy