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  • "The staff never go to sleep…"

    "The staff never go to sleep…"

    Alan Gunn was born in January 1940. Alan went to live in Calderstones in September 1955 when he was 15 ...
  • “It was always, Thank God. That day's over.”

    “It was always, Thank God. That day's over.”

    “It was always, Thank God. That day’s over.” John, born in 1960, was a Nursing Auxillary at Brockhall Hospital for about ...
  • Calderstones Cemetery

    Calderstones Cemetery

    May 2020 update – please go to Calderstones Cemetery Campaign – Overview and follow any links. Thank you!
  • Christmas at the Royal Albert

    Christmas at the Royal Albert

    At least one of the photographs here, and possibly both, is from the period between the two world wars. Clearly, ...
  • Demolition of Calderstones

    Demolition of Calderstones

    Calderstones was closed as a large long-stay institution in 2000. Its demolition began almost straightaway. Some of the members of staff ...
  • Project Poster

    Project Poster

    Here is a poster of the Blackburn Central High School project in 2016. The poster was made for our project ...
  • The Royal Albert - a progressive Victorian asylum?

    The Royal Albert - a progressive Victorian asylum?

    In 2017, as a history student at the University of Chester, Liam Barnard completed his undergraduate dissertation on the nineteenth ...
  • Want to read more?

    Want to read more?

    Please click the list here If you want to see what books and documents there are about Lancashire institutions, and related ...
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