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'I hereby order the alleged defective… to be sent to Brockhall Institution'.
Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part One As said in the introduction, Wilhelmina D, born on January 20th 1912 was sent from ...
'Lewis' Smith Brockhall Story
LLDI/045/001
This is an extract from an interview with ‘Lewis Smith’, who states that he was a resident of Brockhall Hospital from 1942 to 1988. It is cited on page 27 by Liam Concannon in his 2005 book called – ‘Planning for life. Involving adults with learning disabilities in service planning”. Published by Routledge.
"I shall be coming for our child on Sat next"
Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part Four The documents here chart Wilhelimina leaving Calderstones and returning to her family home in Charlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester. May ...
“I wish you would forward me a pass to come and see her”
Wilhelimina D Family Story: Part Two Wilhelmina D was admitted to Brockhall in March 1921, and in December 1921 she appears to ...
1927 Nursing Exam
Here is a copy of the November 1927 Final Nursing Examination for Candidates in Mental Deficiency Work. (Courtesy of Duncan Mitchell) As an ...
1955 Nursing Final Exam
Please click below to open the 1955 final two exam papers to become a State Registered Nurse (SRN) to work with ...
Album of Newspaper Cuttings on Brockhall
LLDI/006/001
Digital copies of newspaper reports on Brockhall – mainly Lancashire Evening Telegraph, but also other local papers, as well as Nursing Times and Daily Mail.
Calderstones and Brockhall: Examples of Institutional Care
LLDI/027/002
This is chapter three in Heather Hindmarch’s Lancashire Polytechnic dissertation on Lisieux Hall. It offers a short overview of the history of Calderstones and Brockhall.
Interview with Alan Senior
LLDI/005/001
This is an oral history interview with Alan Senior, who was a visiting physiotherapist to Brockhall and Calderstones during the 1980s.
Interview with Duncan Mitchell
LLDI/001/001
In this oral history interview Duncan gives a potted history of Calderstones, with some additional information on Langho Colony and Brockhall. He then talks about his personal background, including studying at Kent University. His interview is mainly about his experience of training and working as a nurse at Calderstones. Sound. 105 minute Text. Full transcript
Interview with John
LLDI/002/001
Oral history Interview with John who was born in 1960. He worked as a Nursing Auxillary for a year or so in the early 1980s at Brockhall, mainly on the children’s wards with occasional cover on the male wards. Sound – 65 minutes. Text – Full transcript
Interview with Julian Lockett
LLDI/017/001
In his interview Julian presents the viewpoint of a boy living at Brockhall, with parents who were both members of staff. Arriving aged 10 in 1970, he left four years later in 1974. His recalled the staff, student nurses, the grounds as well as playing and going to school with other staff children living there ...
Interview with Stephen Burden
LLDI/003/001
Oral history interview with Stephen., born in 1960. Went in Calderstones aged 16, then left in 1981. Sound: 12 minutes Text: Full transcript
John
LLDI/002
Includes oral history interview with John who was born in 1960. He worked as a Nursing Auxillary for a year or so in the early 1980s at Brockhall, mainly on the children’s wards with occasional cover on the male wards.
Julian Lockett
LLDI/017
Includes an audio recording and detailed summary of an interview with Julian Lockett. He is the son of parents who both worked at Brockhall between 1970 and 1974. His father was Chief Nursing Officer, and his mother was Sister on Karen Ward, which was the ‘punishment’ ward for women. Julian arrived at Brockhall aged 10 years old and ...
Lisieux Hall History Dissertation
LLDI/027/001
This is a hard copy (photocopy) of a Lancashire Polytechnic Dissertation: Lisieux Hall and the Provision of Services to People with Learning Difficulties in Lancashire. A chapter in this document touches upon Brockhall and Calderstones.
Project Poster
Here is a poster of the Blackburn Central High School project in 2016. The poster was made for our project ...
Review of the closure of Brockhall 1992
Review of the closure of Brockhall The documents here record an August 3rd 1992 seminar called: ‘Review of the Closure of Brockhall’. Later that ...
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 ...
