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Records of the Moulsford Asylum
Catalogue reference: D/XQ 1
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This record is about the Records of the Moulsford Asylum dating from (1867-1911).
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
- D/XQ 1
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Title (The name of the record)
- Records of the Moulsford Asylum
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Date (When the record was created)
- (1867-1911)
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Berkshire Record Office
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
- 4 vols, 1 doc.
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Immediate source of acquisition (When and where the record was acquired from)
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Transferred in April 1985 (acc. 3557).
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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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In 1867 work was begun on building a new pauper lunatic asylum at Cholsey, for the County of Berkshire and the Boroughs of Reading and Newbury. The Moulsford Asylum, as it was known, was opened in 1870 and later became the County Mental Hospital, Fairmile.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/f5e9406e-5066-47d3-88eb-9182ffc39904/
Catalogue hierarchy
This record is held at Berkshire Record Office
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Records of the Moulsford Asylum