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  • '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

    LLDI/045/001
    '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.

  • "Big, big fellas…" Moving from a boy's ward.

    "Big, big fellas…" Moving from a boy's ward.
    Norman arrived at the Royal Albert, aged 4 years old, in 1941. He went straight to the relatively newly built ...

  • "Come to Barlow"

    "Come to Barlow"
    Opened in the early 1930s, Barlow Home was the first taste of the Royal Albert Hospital for many little boys. ...

  • "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 got the blame for it."

    "I got the blame for it."
    Harry Oldham lived in the Royal Albert for many years, arriving there before the Second World War. Although the Albert was ...

  • "I was in a cot when I come."

    "I was in a cot when I come."
    Bill Lamb (also known as ‘Busty’) was born on December 17th 1911 and came to the Royal Albert from Durham ...

  • "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 ...

  • "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 ...

  • "We had some good fun there…"

    "We had some good fun there…"
    Norman left the Royal Albert in around 1980. He had arrived as a four year old about 40 years earlier. ...

  • "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 ...

  • “’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 as her mother want her home”

    “I as her mother want her home”
    Wilhelmina D Family Story: Part Three Following the story of Wilhelmina D, between February and April 1922 there were letters from the family ...

  • “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 ...

  • Alan Senior

    LLDI/005
    Alan Senior
    Includes an oral history interview with Alan Senior, who was a visiting physiotherapist to Brockhall and Calderstones during the 1980s.

  • 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 ...

  • Brenda Kay

    LLDI/032
    Brenda Kay
    Mrs Brenda Kay worked at Brockhall from 1954 to its closure in 1992 when she transferred to Calderstones for two years before retiring. Starting as a Cadet Nurse, she qualified as a State Registered Nurse in 1960. In the years afterwards she spent many years nursing, including being Ward Sister, as well as being in charge ...

  • Herbert Leonard Carter

    LLDI/068
    Herbert Leonard Carter
    Includes an interview, and a handful of portrait photos of Herbert Carter, who spend time as a resident at Calderstones. He was born in around 1938 and went to Calderstones, aged ten in 1948. According to Herbert, he was sent to the institution from a magistrates’ court in Manchester. This was after a series of minor ...

  • Interview with John

    LLDI/002/001
    Interview with John
    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
    Interview with Julian Lockett
    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 ...

  • Project Poster

    Project Poster
    Here is a poster of the Blackburn Central High School project in 2016. The poster was made for our project ...

  • Resources and ideas

    Resources and ideas
    During 2016 there were a number of planning meetings between Pathways Associates’ History Project Officer and the Head of Humanities at Blackburn Central ...

  • Royal Albert - Lunacy Commission Reports 1871-6

    Royal Albert - Lunacy Commission Reports 1871-6
    The Lunacy Commision, set up by the Lunacy Act 1845, inspected the running of the Royal Albert, and similar institutions, ...

  • SMG

    LLDI/012
    SMG
    Includes oral history interviews with SMG, who was a resident at Brockhall. Born in 1958, he went into Brockhall as a 4 year old in 1962, leaving later in the 1960s. After spending time at White Ash School, (Oswaldtwistle) Hargreaves House Children’s Home (Oswaldtwistle), Dame Evelyn Fox School (Blackburn) and finally Eden Grove School (Cumbria) he ...
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