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  • "Even if you wanted to see your friend, you couldn’t."

    "Even if you wanted to see your friend, you couldn’t."
    Frank Cochrane and Harry Oldham, former residents, remember the food and seating arrangements in De Vitre Hall at the Royal ...

  • "He wouldn't go in the bathroom"

    "He wouldn't go in the bathroom"
    This is an extract from a reminiscence session at the College of Adult Education, Lancaster on October 16th 1987. Two former ...

  • "I should never have been here."

    "I should never have been here."
    In an interview on March 21st 2007, Mrs. Creed recalled a story told to her by one of women she ...

  • "No pleasure, no sweets, no spending money."

    "No pleasure, no sweets, no spending money."
    Norman arrived at the Royal Albert in the early 1940s aged 4 years old. He went on the boys’ ward ...

  • "They used to throw food at one another"

    "They used to throw food at one another"
    Former residents (Frank Cochrane, Harry Oldham, Peggy Palmer) remember the meals in De Vitre Hall at the Royal Albert in ...

  • "We give 'em plums alright!"

    "We give 'em plums alright!"
    The Royal Albert, as with similar institutions, had its own farm, gardens and an orchard. Although supplies were bought as ...

  • "We used to get blackclock soup!"

    "We used to get blackclock soup!"
    Memories of life at the Royal Albert in the first half of the last century touch upon meal times in ...

  • 1937 Historical Synopsis - Royal Albert

    1937 Historical Synopsis - Royal Albert
    This ‘Historical Synopsis’ (or summary) written by Samuel Keir (Secretary 1905 – 1937), was published by the Royal Albert Institution ...

  • Barlow Home for Boys - Royal Albert

    Barlow Home for Boys - Royal Albert
    Barlow Home for boys was opened in 1935. It was a separate building to the north of the institution. In our ...

  • 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, ...

  • Turps, soap, cocoa and lentils…

    Turps, soap, cocoa and lentils…
    Here is a list of grocery and other items bought by the Royal Albert Institution between October and December 1936. There ...
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