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  • 'And people said they would never do it!'

    LLDI/015/013
    'And people said they would never do it!'
    ‘And people thought they would never do it!’ is a report based upon staff stories about resettlement from long-stay institutions in North West England. The study was commissioned by the North West Training and Development Team and North West Regional Valuing People Support Team. Melanie Chapman and Duncan Mitchell were the researchers who carried out the ...

  • 'Come to Brockhall'

    'Come to Brockhall'
    Betsy Bell was born in 1926. She went to Brockhall hospital in 1959, and except for a few months away ...

  • 'God made the Bees'

    'God made the Bees'
    Betsy Bell was born in 1926. She went to Brockhall hospital in 1959, and except for a few months away ...

  • 'I hereby order the alleged defective… to be sent to Brockhall Institution'.

    '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

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    'Lewis' Smith Brockhall Story
    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.

  • "Get a wet towel"

    "Get a wet towel"
    “Get a wet towel” Frank (not real name) was born in 1958 and went into Brockhall aged 4 in 1962, leaving ...

  • "I’ll never forget things like bath nights."

    "I’ll never forget things like bath nights."
    John, born in 1960, was a Nursing Auxillary at Brockhall Hospital for about a year from 1982 to 1983. He ...

  • "That's where they used to do PE"

    "That's where they used to do PE"
    SMG was born in 1958 and went into Brockhall aged 4 in 1962, leaving later in 1960s. He returned to Brockhall ...

  • "They put me in this padded cell"

    "They put me in this padded cell"
    In the 1970s SMG as young man was a resident in Brockhall Hospital and had a girlfriend. Having a boyfriend or ...

  • "We had to see this doctor"

    "We had to see this doctor"
    “We had to see this doctor” Frank (not real name) was born in 1958 and went into Brockhall aged 4 in ...

  • "You were only allowed so much dating"

    "You were only allowed so much dating"
    SMG was born in 1958 and went into Brockhall aged 4 in 1962, leaving later in 1960s. He returned to Brockhall ...

  • "You'd hear them jingle"

    "You'd hear them jingle"
    John, born in 1960, was a Nursing Auxillary at Brockhall Hospital for about a year from 1982 to 1983. His main ...

  • "You’re not here to give us advice Cadet"

    "You’re not here to give us advice Cadet"
    Christine Whalley was a Cadet Nurse at Brockhall from about October or so in 1972 to December 1973. She was ...

  • “’Swallow! Swallow!’”

    “’Swallow! Swallow!’”
    John, born in 1960, was a Nursing Auxillary at Brockhall Hospital for about a year from 1982 to 1983. Here he ...

  • “I wish you would forward me a pass to come and see her”

    “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 ...

  • “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 ...

  • 1914 Brockhall Plan

    1914 Brockhall Plan
    This 1914 plan, with its suggested changes to the Brockhall site, is a key point in the history of that institution. Brockhall ...

  • 1960 Nursing Final Exam

    1960 Nursing Final Exam
    From 1957 to 1960 Brenda Kay trained at Brockhall to become a State Registered Nurse. Most of Brenda’s training had been ...

  • 1988 Contraction Strategy

    1988 Contraction Strategy
    Here is the 1988 Contraction Plan document for Brockhall and Calderstones. In the end Brockhall closed in 1992, and Calderstones (as a long-stay ...

  • About Brockhall

    About Brockhall
    Brockhall was opened in 1904 as an institution for inebriate women under the Inebriates Act of 1898. This act was ...

  • Aerial View - Brockhall

    Aerial View - Brockhall
    Here is a black and white aerial view of Brockhall – date unknown.

  • Album of Newspaper Cuttings on Brockhall

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    Album of Newspaper Cuttings on Brockhall
    Digital copies of newspaper reports on Brockhall – mainly Lancashire Evening Telegraph, but also other local papers, as well as Nursing Times and Daily Mail.

  • Brockhall Hospital Cemetery

    Brockhall Hospital Cemetery
    Following the sale of Brockhall Hospital to the developer Gerald Hitman, in 1993 a memorial was erected on the site ...

  • Brockhall Hospital Cemetery Memorial Inscription

    Brockhall Hospital Cemetery Memorial Inscription
    The words inscribed on the plaque on top of the memorial read: ‘In an isolated institution located to the north east ...
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