The LGI Archive

If you would like to find out more about the history of the LGI the archives are held at the West Yorkshire Archive Service. 

The collection includes, but is not limited to, Board of Management minutes from 1767 onwards; patient registers from 1815-1980; financial records and photographs and illustrations along with records of Leeds House of Recovery, Cookridge Hospital, the Hospital for Women and Ida Hospital to name just a few. 

For more details please see the online catalogue. Please be aware that some records under 100 years old are subject to legal restrictions on access. You will be informed of any restrictions which apply when you contact Leeds Archives.

For further information please see the West Yorkshire Archive Service Policy on Access to Records, which is available on their website.