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Type
Hospital
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History
The Langho Colony was founded in 1906 by the Joint Asylum Committee of the Chorlton and Manchester Board of Guardians in the Ribble Valley as a hospital for epileptics. In 1929 its control passed to us.
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Closed in:
1984
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What's available
We hold records of the Langho Colony (ref GB127.M484). These include:
- admission and discharge books, Nov 1906 to Sep 1940 (1917 to 1921 is missing)
- religious creed register, 1906-c.1974
- registers of deaths, 1907 to 1984
- a burial register, 1907 to 17 Jun 1929.
Records less than one hundred years old which contain personal information are on restricted access.
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How to access
Resources are available in the search room, please make an appointment.
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Related information
For a history of the colony see Jean Barclay, Langho Colony/Langho Centre. 1906-1984: A Contextual Study of Manchester's Public Institution for people with Epilepsy (q 362.196853Ba(850)).
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Location of the site